Australian Anglicans abandon their “seal of ‘confession’. Trouble to follow.

WDTPRS ^ | July 5, 2014 | Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

[narses]

“Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’ “

[rwa265]

If you or anyone else is interested, a good explanation of the history of the Sacrament of Reconciliation can be found here:

http://www.resurrection-catholic.org/learn/sacraments/reconciliation/history_reconciliation.pdf

[Rashputin]

So, thrown the book of John out now, too?

The number of people who claim to believe in "Scripture Alone" and refuse to accept what Scripture says (even the Luther Subset of Scripture they've retained) is absolutely amazing.

[Campion]

I hope that story is apocryphal. I think seminarians are generally educated to know that you never give out any information that would connect an individual penitent (”first in the box”) to the content of their confession (”adultery”).