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Can A Priest Be Forced By Police To Give Details Of What Was Said In A Catholic Confession ?

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Can A Priest Be Forced By Police To Give Details Of What Was Said In A Catholic Confession ?

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No. A priest cannot repeat anything told him as part of a confession. The Code of Canon Law states: The sacramental seal is inviolable; therefore it is absolutely forbidden for a confessor to betray in any way a penitent in words or in any manner and for any reason. Violation of the seal of confession results in immediate excommunication of the priest. Priests may discuss things in general terms. One priest said that hearing the confessions of second graders is like getting bombarded with cotton balls. For more information, see the Code of Canon Law: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__… With love in Christ.