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Secrecy of confession must never be violated, Vatican says
In the light of "a worrying negative prejudice" against the Catholic Church, Pope Francis ordered the publication of a document affirming the absolute secrecy of everything said in confession and calling on priests to defend it at all costs, even at the cost of their lives.
‘The sacrament of confession is alive and well’
For Catholics, the sacrament of reconciliation offers the opportunity to lift a weight off their ...
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