Defending the Seal of the Confession

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I operate on the principle of charity, that favors are to be multiplied, and as such if someone comes into my confessional and confesses I assume they are at least sufficiently contrite. If not, I know that I don’t possess the gift of reading souls, and so I simply leave it to God. The only time I would ever withhold absolution is if someone told me they were persisting in a sin they had no intention of stopping, e.g. contracepting. Other than that, I think it’s best to assume good motives based on the fact someone is in there and let God sort out the rest.

-Fr ACEGC
 
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