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1. This continues the war on the Church being waged by secularists in the West.

   Posted By: Peter in Canberra

2. Firstly, I don't know about the Baptist denomination but Catholicism is a different story.
   In my opinion, the courts have no jurisdiction over our laws and certainly should not have any say in the confession law.

   Posted By: ron

3. I think Ron is quite correct.
   What the Baptist Church in the US rules re the confessional seal is irrelevant. It has no bearing on Canon Law, nor does a legal precedent set by the Michigan Court of Appeals have any force except in Michigan or the wider US jurisdiction depending of any ruling made subsequently by the US Supreme Court.
   Regardless of the lack of moral fortitude on the part of the Baptist minister who testified, I am very confident that no Catholic priest will ever break the seal; not now, not ever!

   Posted By: paul

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