A Topic of Moral Theology

Direct and indirect violation

How the seal is broken directly or indirectly; using knowledge from confession.

Also asked about as…

a priest revealing a confession (ed.)

In the index as Seal of Confession (Sigillum Confessionis) · Sacramental seal · Violation of the seal · Confession · Violation · Confession certificate · Superior · A certificate of completed confession · Servitude · Those Violating

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. III, Question Three. Concerning…, Article Nine. Concerning t…, Section 4. Concerning Injury to the Seal., nn. 415, 416 & 417 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. II, Bk. VI, Chapter XIV. The Seal of Confession, n. 4 — The seal may be broken directly or indirectly. It is broken directly when the confessor says that such a penitent told him such a sin in confession, It is broken indirectly when the confessor says or does anything or abs… Read in context →

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, On Penance, XII. On the Various Duties of the Minister, nn. 850, 851, 852, 853, 854, 855, 856, 857, 858, 859 & 860 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.

Vol. II, Treatise On the Sacrament …, Pt. III, Ch. II, Art. II, § II, Point IV. On the Various Ways of Violating the Seal, nn. 664, 665, 666, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670 & 671 (32 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Penance (Volume I), Moral Part — Chapter II: On the Confessor, nn. 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514 & 515 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Sect. 5, Article 5: The Seal of Confession, nn. ¶17, ¶18, ¶19, ¶20 & ¶21 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. V, Ch. III, Art. II, § 3, 2. On the Obligation of the Seal of Confession, n. 447 — 447. e) Injury to the seal can occur in two ways: directly and indirectly. The seal is directly violated if the matter of the seal and the person of the penitent are revealed; for example, a confessor says: Peter confess… Read in context →

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, Ch. II, Art. II, § II. On the Seal of Confession, nn. ¶6, ¶1497, ¶1498 & ¶1499 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pastoral Questions

Ch. IV, Question Third: Concerning…, Article I: Concerning the Obligation of the Sacramental Seal, nn. ¶3752–¶3769 (18 passages)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, Fourth Part: On the Minist…, Question Three: On the Dut…, Article III: On the Duties after the Act of Confession, nn. 626 & 627 (21 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. II, Tr. XV, Pt. III, Ch. II, Art. II, § II. On the Seal to be Preserved After Confession Has Been Heard, n. 817 — IV. On the Various Modes of Violating the Seal. The seal can be violated in a twofold way: 1°. directly, by expressly revealing something pertaining to the secrets of confession, for example, if it is said: Titius did this, etc.; 2°. indirectly, by saying or doing som… Read in context →

The Casuist: A Collection of Cases in Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. III, Case LXXIV: Preserving the Seal of Confession by the Confessor Against Himself, nn. ¶1–¶21 (21 passages)

Vol. IV, Case XXX: The Seal of the Confessional Must Be Observed Even in the Confessional Itself, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8 & ¶9 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading The Seal of Confession — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Concina, Compendium · Slater, Cases II · The Roman Catechism · Slater, Back to Morality · Decretum of Gratian — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)