Sentences with phrase «during confession»

When his life is threatened one day during confession, he finds he has to battle the dark forces closing in around him.

The state of New York recognized, in the landmark religious liberty case People v. Phillips (1813), that compelling a priest to testify about matters heard during confession would be a fundamental violation of Catholics» religious liberty:

Calvary Director: John Michael McDonagh Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly Synopsis: After he is threatened during a confession, a good - natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.

According to the grand jury report, Neill told the victim assistance coordinator that during his childhood, Gallagher discussed masturbation during confession; fondled him during outings in the priest's car, at the house of the priest's mother, upstairs in the rectory, in a utility room in the sacristy and in a loft in the church; and that the priest also hit the boy.

Ireland introduced legislation in 2012 which made it a legal requirement to report knowledge of crimes against children, and made no exemption for priests who received information about crimes during confession.

«You can only redeem yourself from your guilt by great sacrifice», the priest tells the sinner during the confession.

In the thirteenth century, a Dominican friar by the name of Etienne de Bourbon was preaching in the village of Sandrans, near Lyon, when he heard during confession that many of the local woman had....

A town's beloved priest (Brendan Gleeson) finds himself in a sticky situation after his life is threatened during a confession.

In closing arguments, Assistant US Attorney Nathan Williams mocked Roof for calling himself brave in his hate - filled journal and during his confession, saying the real bravery came from the victims who tried to stop him as he fired 77 bullets at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church.

If subpoenaed to testify and asked about what he heard during confession, the court will effectively be asking Fr.

If such a law was actually imposed in Australia, priests would ostensibly have to choose between following criminal law or canon law, which forbids them from revealing anything they hear during confession.

During confession, Samuel said, «I don t know what came over me.

During his confession, the film cuts back and forth dating back to 2004 to when he was discharged from the army.

During her confession, the priest tells Flannery that Rose's death was an accident, but she rejects this interpretation.