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Joe Owens

Delaware bill would break seal of confession, require priest to report what penitent says

March 8, 2023
By Joe Owens
OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments

The Delaware General Assembly is taking aim at a basic tenet of the Catholic Church and wants to break the seal of confession between a priest and penitent.

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