Seal of Confession

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:theology
canon law
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Lutheran_Church
gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
sacrament of penance
all priests hearing confessions
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:Code_of_Canon_Law
Canon 1388
Canon 983
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:public_policy
gptkb:theology
ethics
legal systems
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Middle_Ages
canon law
ecclesiastical authority
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Seal of Confession
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Canon_Law
gptkb:Catechism_of_the_Catholic_Church
church documents
gptkbp:notWaivedBy civil law
gptkbp:originatedIn early Christianity
gptkbp:penalty excommunication latae sententiae
gptkbp:prohibits disclosure of confessed sins
gptkbp:protectedBy confessor
penitent
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Anglican_Communion
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Lutheran_Church
Catholic Church
most Protestant denominations
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:confession
penance
priest–penitent privilege
confessional privilege
sacramental seal
gptkbp:requires absolute secrecy
gptkbp:sometimesCalled sacramental confidentiality
sacramental seal
seal of the confessional
gptkbp:sometimesConflictsWith civil law
criminal investigations
mandatory reporting laws
child abuse reporting laws
gptkbp:violatedBy automatic excommunication
gptkbp:violator gptkb:priest
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Secreto_de_Confesión
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7