A Topic of Moral Theology
Who is bound by the seal
The confessor, even a false one; interpreters, superiors and all who learn confessional matter.
The works themselves ask 10 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
an interpreter in confession · someone who overheard a confession (ed.)
In the index as Seal of Confession (Sigillum Confessionis) · Interpreter · Sacramental seal · *Parvitas materiae* · Confession · Jurisdiction · Penance · Violation of the seal of the confessional
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. II, Bk. VI, Chapter XIV. The Seal of Confession, n. 2 — The person who hears the sacramental confession of another made with a view to obtaining absolution is primarily bound by the seal. Even if such a person were not a true priest, but merely represented himself to be one, … Read in context →
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. III, § I, Point III. On the Subject of the Sacramental Seal, n. 436 — Besides the confessor, who, as minister of the sacrament to which the seal is annexed, is obligated primarily and principally, secondarily and participatively "the interpreter also and all others to whom knowledge of con… Read in context →
Moral Enchiridion, and Supplement to the Compendium of Moral Theology of Gury-Ballerini (Enchiridion Morale)
Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion, On the Sacrament of Penance, nn. ¶10, ¶11, ¶12 & ¶13 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Enchiridion, Comprising Select Decrees and Definitions of the Holy See, of Ecumenical Councils and of the Sacred Roman Congregations (Enchiridion Morale), Fourth Edition
Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On Penance, n. 699 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. III, On Penance, XII. On the Various Duties of the Minister, nn. 837, 838, 839, 840, 841, 842 & 843 (7 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 II. On the Subject of the Seal, nn. 651, 652, 653 & 654 (16 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. ¶14, ¶15 & ¶16 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
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. ¶4, ¶1492 & ¶1493 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pastoral Questions
Ch. IV, Question Third: Concerning…, Article I: Concerning the Obligation of the Sacramental Seal, nn. ¶3721, ¶3722, ¶3723, ¶3724, ¶3725, ¶3726, ¶3727, ¶3728, ¶3729, ¶3730, ¶3731, ¶3732 & ¶3733 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
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, n. 624 (16 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. 813 — II. On the Subject of the Seal. I say. Primarily and of itself every confessor is held to the seal, whether true or fictitious and thought legitimate through error, as was just said and is clear of itself. § 2. By the obligation of preserving the sacra… Read in context →
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Diss. IV, Chapter IV — On the seal of confession, nn. I & XII (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Casuist: A Collection of Cases in Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. IV, Case LXII: Seal of the Confessional in Court, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7 & ¶8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading The Seal of Confession — McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Tanquerey · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · 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.)