1467. Given the delicacy and greatness of this ministry and the respect due to persons, the Church declares that every priest who hears confessions is bound under very severe penalties to keep absolute secrecy regarding the sins that his penitents have confessed to him. He can make no use of knowledge that confession gives him about penitents’ lives.72 This secret, which admits of no exceptions, is called the “sacramental seal,” because what the penitent has made known to the priest remains “sealed” by the sacrament.
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397. How does sin proliferate?
249. Is everything immutable in the liturgy?
269. Who can receive this sacrament?
48. How does the Church express her trinitarian faith?
495. What are the goods of conjugal love to which sexuality is ordered?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does it mean to love God and neighbor and what is the importance of this teaching in the Bible?
What is the role of leaders in the church according to 1 Timothy 3:1-13?
How does the story of Rich and Lazarus warn us about the consequences of greed? (Luke 16:19-31)
What is Jeremiah’s message about God’s unconditional love?
The importance of hospitality and caring for others: The generosity of Tobias and his wife Sara.
