Canons 983; 1388: The Seal of Confession
The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child Abusers commended “no excuse, protection, nor privilege” should apply for priests who failed to convey information about child abuse to the police because it was reported during confession. He Commission hat heard evidence of paedo...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2018
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Roman Replies and CLSA Advisory Opinions 2018
Year: 2018, Pages: 174-182 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Holy See (motif), Verfasserschaft1, Codex iuris canonici (1983). 983
/ Holy See (motif), Verfasserschaft1, Codex iuris canonici (1983). 1388
/ Seal of confession
/ Confession
/ Sexual abuse
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| Summary: | The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child Abusers commended “no excuse, protection, nor privilege” should apply for priests who failed to convey information about child abuse to the police because it was reported during confession. He Commission hat heard evidence of paedophile priests who received absolution and continued to abuse minors. The Commission also heard of child victims telling confessors they were sexually abused yet nothing was done to stop the abuser. “How does the seal of confession apply to a paedophile penitent who confesses the sin and a child penitent who reveals the abuse in the context of confession? |
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| ISBN: | 9781932208504 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Roman Replies and CLSA Advisory Opinions 2018
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