UN Panel Asks Vatican to Violate Seal of Confession churchmilitant.com

International leaders are decrying the secrecy of the confessional — essential to saving souls from sin.

Four so-called human rights experts drafted a letter that calls on the Catholic Church to cooperate with the United Nations to end sexual abuse and violence against children. In their missive, the “experts” petition for an end to the inviolability of the sacrament of Confession.

Released June 21 but dated April 7, the letter claimed the Church had used its protocols “to protect alleged abusers, cover up crimes, obstruct accountability of alleged abusers and evade reparations due to victims.”…

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