Seal of confession in the Catholic Church
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"Many have a vague and indefinite notion that some queer questions are asked in the Confessional, but very few indeed have any idea of the fearful reality as disclosed in the following pages."--The Confessional Unmasked (1836) "Now, if a lady appears modest, the Confessor is instructed that "that modesty must be overcome, or else he is authorized to deny her absolution." "Pudorem illum superandum esse, et nolenti denegandam esse absolutionem.” —De la Hogue de pæn."--The Confessional Unmasked (1836) |
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In the Catholic Church, the Seal of Confession (also known as the Seal of the Confessional or the Sacramental Seal) is the absolute duty of priests or anyone who happens to hear a confession not to disclose anything that they learn from penitents during the course of the Sacrament of Penance (confession).
See also
- I Confess, a 1953 Alfred Hitchcock film in which priest-penitent privilege is prominently featured
- Confessional privilege in the United States
- Omertà
- Priest-penitent privilege
- Priest-penitent privilege in England
- Priest-penitent privilege in France
- Seal of the Confessional and the Anglican Church
- Seal of the Confessional and the Lutheran Church
