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  • 1Priest-penitent privilege in pre-Reformation England — The doctrine of priest penitent privilege does not apply in the UK. However, before the Reformation, England was a Roman Catholic country and the Seal of the Confessional had great authority in the English courts.Anglo Saxon EnglandIn Anglo Saxon …

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  • 2Confessing — Confess Con*fess , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confessing}.] [F. confesser, fr. L. confessus, p. p. of confiteri to confess; con + fateri to confess; akin to fari to speak. See 2d {Ban}, {Fame}.] 1. To make acknowledgment or …

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  • 3Priest-penitent privilege in England from the Reformation to the nineteenth century — The doctrine of priest penitent privilege does not apply in the UK. Before the Reformation, England was a Roman Catholic country and the Seal of the Confessional had great authority in the English courts. However, the Reformation was followed by… …

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  • 4confessing — con·fess || kÉ™n fes v. admit (guilt, etc.); declare faith in; tell one s sins to a priest …

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  • 5confessor — n. 1. Persecuted saint, faithful believer. 2. Shriver, confessing priest, ghostly or spiritual adviser …

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  • 6The Sacrament of Penance —     The Sacrament of Penance     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance     Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… …

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  • 7The Seal of Confession —     The Law of the Seal of Confession     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of the Seal of Confession     In the Decretum of the Gratian who compiled the edicts of previous councils and the principles of Church law which he published about 1151,… …

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  • 8Confession — For other uses, see Confession (disambiguation). Confess redirects here. For other uses, see Confess (disambiguation). Confessing redirects here. For the evangelical protestant movement, see Confessing Movement. This article is for the religious… …

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  • 9Extreme Unction — • A sacrament to give spiritual aid and comfort and perfect spiritual health, including, if need be, the remission of sins, and also, conditionally, to restore bodily health, to Christians who are seriously ill Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight …

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  • 10Sacrament of Penance (Catholic Church) — In Roman Catholic teaching, the Sacrament of Penance (commonly called Confession , Reconciliation or Penance ) is the method given by Christ to the Church by which individual men and women may be freed from sins committed after receiving Baptism …

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