If you’re into New Year’s resolutions, take some advice from Jonathan Edwards

Jan 2, 2021 by

by Stephen Kneale: I’m never quite sure what to make of New Year’s resolutions. It’s not that resolving to do things is a bad habit, it’s more – if you need to make changes – I’m unclear why you would wait until the 1st of January to...

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Victoria passes law forcing confessors to report child abuse

Sep 12, 2019 by

by Jules Gomes, Church Militant: Priests who fail to report child abuse revealed in the confessional will be jailed, according to a new law passed by the government of Victoria on Tuesday. The Children Legislation Amendment Act...

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Defending the Seal of the Confessional

Jul 4, 2019 by

from Forward in Faith: Forward in Faith thanks Pope Francis for his recent re-affirmation of the absolute inviolability of the Seal of the Confessional: ‘Reconciliation itself is a benefit that the wisdom of the Church has always...

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The Diocese of Canterbury and the Seal of the Confessional

May 31, 2018 by

from Forward in Faith: The Guidelines for the Professional Conduct of the Clergy issued in 2015 by the Convocations of Canterbury and York state (in para. 3.5): ‘If a penitent makes a confession with the intention of receiving absolution...

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