- The Catholic Thing - https://www.thecatholicthing.org -

In defense of protecting the seal of confession

Recent and unprecedented calls for legislative action in several states seek to remove the legal protection for priests under the seal of the confession. These laws have the potential to undermine the trust of penitents in confidentiality, thereby and possibly undercutting Catholic teaching about the heretofore inviolability of the seal of confession. [1]