My Book of Faith: 17 The Holy Church and the Holy Sacraments

God's Introduction
Forword
SECTION I: Background
1. Meet The Author
2. How God Communicated with Me
SECTION II: The Story of Creation
1. The Origin and Nature of God
2. In The Beginning
  - The Creation of the World
  - The Life God Created
3. Life in Heaven
SECTION III: Our Separation from God
SECTION IV: Understanding Salvation
1. The Purpose, Life and Death of Jesus Christ
2. The Mystery that is Mary, Mother of God
  - Queen of Heaven and the Universe
3. The Path of Salvation
4. The Road Less Travelled
5. The Promises of Salvation
SECTION V: Building Your Relationship With God

Section 5 Building Your Relationship With God - 17 The Holy Church And The Holy Sacraments

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Question: Can you please confirm?

God’s answer:

My Absolution
That’s the end of that.

Question: But what if the person says to a priest of a plan to carry out a crime and then does... does the above oath of confidentiality still apply?

God’s answer:

None of his business
It was said to Me, not him.

Question: What if the priest really believes that despite confession, the person will carry out the deed. Can he not disclose the information to save a person’s life?

God’s answer:

Preventive measure
Confidentiality first. He does not squeal.

To squeal means “(informal) Inform on someone to the police or a person in authority.”⁶⁶ A priest cannot divulge any information, under any condition.

⁶⁶ Oxforddictionaries.com, 'Squeal: Definition Of Squeal In Oxford Dictionary (American English) (US)' (2015) <http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/squeal> accessed 26 August 2015.

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Question: Why is the Seal of Confession important that under no condition can it be broken? Is it just so that people will go to confession without any fear that what they say will be made known to others?

God’s answer:

Complete honesty
They feel free to open-up to Me.

Question: What is your message to the general public/ legal system who try to press priests to reveal what has been confessed?

God’s answer:

Subpoena Me.

A subpoena is "an order issued under the authority of a court, commanding a person to appear in court on a particular date, usually to give testimony in a legal case."⁶⁷

Question: If other churches opt to adopt the Sacrament of Confession, then the Seal of Confession should also apply?

God’s answer:

Blabbermouth
Keep quiet.

Meaning of blabbermouth: "A person who talks too much, especially one who reveals personal or secret matters indiscreetly."⁶⁸

⁶⁷ TheFreeDictionary.com, 'Subpoena' (2015) <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/subpoena> accessed 26 August 2015.
⁶⁸ Dictionary.com, 'The Definition Of Blabbermouth' (2015) <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/blabbermouth> accessed 26 August 2015.

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