If and When a Catholic Priest May Reveal Something from a Penitent's Confession
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If and When a Priest May Reveal Something from a Penitent's Confession?
A priest may ask the penitent to seek advice from another confessor. However the identity of the penitent must never be disclosed.
If a priest needs guidance from a more experienced confessor to deal with a difficult case of conscience brought to him in confession, he first must ask the permission of the penitent to discuss the matter and make arrangements for another meeting. This applies to the priest, if he needs to talk to the penitent himself about a previous confession. Here again, the priest must keep the identity of the person secret.
There is a lack of general information on this subject, but the short answer is yes, but only after having received permission from the penitent himself to do so.
A priest may ask the penitent for a release from the sacramental seal to discuss the confession with the person himself or others. For instance, if the penitent wants to discuss the subject matter of a previous confession a particular sin, fault, temptation, circumstance in a counseling session or in a conversation with the same priest, that priest will need the permission of the penitent to do so. For instance, especially with the advent of "face-to-face confession," I have had individuals come up to me and say, "Father, remember that problem I spoke to you about in confession?" I have to say, "Please refresh my memory," or "Do you give me permission to discuss this with you now?"
Or if a priest needs guidance from a more experienced confessor to deal with a difficult case of conscience, he first must ask the permission of the penitent to discuss the matter. Even in this case, the priest must keep the identity of the person secret. - The Seal of the Confessional
Thus a priest is not automatically excommunicated if he reveals something about past confessions as long as the identity of the individual is completely safeguarded. Priest in talking about past confessions use only general and very vague information about them.
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