The Breach of the Sacramental Seal and the Seal of the Confessional in Church Legislation Cover Image

Zdrada tajemnicy sakramentalnej i sekretu spowiedzi w prawodawstwie kościelnym
The Breach of the Sacramental Seal and the Seal of the Confessional in Church Legislation

Author(s): Krzysztof Kamiński
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: sacrament of penance; betrayal of seal of the confessional; recording and dissemination of confession content; Church legislation

Summary/Abstract: This paper, using the concept of offence as a starting point, elaborates on the issue of direct or indirect violation of the sacramental seal, as referred to in can. 1388 § 1 CIC/83. The author also discusses an offence consisting in the recording with any technical device or dissemination to the media of what was communicated by a confessor or penitent in a sacramental confession, real or false, with malicious intent.

  • Issue Year: 8/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 101-123
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish