Yes, you may seek answers from someone besides a priest. Make an good effort to select a person who has the requisite knowledge to correctly answer the question. Also, learn how to verify the answer in the Catechism or Church documents. You may find that it is important to have some idea of what situations or factors will influence the answer if you are talking with someone who hasn’t answered a zillion questions before. That is because they may unconciously make some assumptions about your situation based upon their experiences, but one of those assumption could prove pertinent and affect the answer.
A simple example of such an assumption would be to assume the questioner is asking about the Latin rite.
If you are more asking about spiritual counsel than ordinary questions of doctrine, then in addition you ought to select the person for their ability as a spiritual advisor and that they are a good “match” for you.
