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Available reporting does not show Pope Leo XIV saying that “it is not required to go to confession with a priest in a confessional.” Recent public remarks and Vatican documents emphasize the importanc...
has not abolished confession to priests; across multiple public addresses and documents he has repeatedly affirmed the sacrament of reconciliation and urged priests to make it accessible and merciful ...
Removing or altering the sacramental seal in canon law would clash directly with Canon 983’s declaration that “the sacramental seal is inviolable,” which carries automatic ecclesiastical penalties suc...
Since 2020, the Vatican’s Congregation (now Dicastery) for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) has published a "Vademecum" on dealing with clerical sexual abuse of minors (first issued July 16, 2020) and ...
Since 2020 the Vatican has issued at least two notable public moves on confession and absolution: a March 20, 2020 note from the Apostolic Penitentiary allowing “general absolution” in certain “grave ...