The Confessional Seal, the Courts, and Mandatory Reporting Laws: The Historical Context for an American Catholic Dilemma
The Catholic understanding of the confessional seal contributed to and became a part of the American legal system from 1813 until the present. The Catholic law that required priest-confessors to preserve secrecy of revelations made in the Sacrament of Penance was acknowledged in American lower court...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2018]
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US catholic historian
Year: 2018, Volume: 36, Issue: 4, Pages: 107-125 |
| RelBib Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America KDB Roman Catholic Church NCF Sexual ethics RG Pastoral care XA Law |
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