Queensland passes law to jail priests for not reporting confessions of child sexual abuse
Sacrament questioned: "In the Sacrament of Penance, the relationship between priest and penitent is unlike any other ...
Tag: seal of confession
Seal of confessional vital for some survivors of sexual abuse
Confessional woes: A group of survivors of sexual abuse have defended the priestly seal of confession as ...
Law body wary about legislative moves against religious confession
Expert response: “Removing the privilege associated with religious confession will set a dangerous precedent which may be relied on, in ...
Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge stands up to protect Catholic confession rights
Matter of faith: The Catholic Church in Queensland is facing the prospect of the State Government outlawing the seal of ...
Queensland government pushes amendment to require priests to violate seal of confession
Sacrament questioned: If a priest directly violated the seal – that is, directly identified a penitent and linked them to ...
Queensland seal of confession proposals raise concerns about freedom of religion
Sacrament questioned: "In the Sacrament of Penance, the relationship between priest and penitent is unlike any other relationship, because the ...
More than 2000 Australia priests reject breaking seal of confession
Sacrosanct moment: Penitents wait in line to receive the sacrament of Penance. Clergy advocacy groups representing ...
New law requiring priests to break confession seal ‘premature and ill-judged’, Archbishop Coleridge says
Changes: Priests in Canberra could face criminal charges for maintaining the seal of confession in cases ...
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