Joseph Towle Confession Quotations

went publicly and conveyed this material to the lawyers. At this point the seal of confession is not in play.

There is nothing, first of all, nothing more sacred then the seal of confession, ... I did not consider this to fall under that precise seal of confession because he had not come to me explicitly seeking absolution, but to find a solution on how he could help his friends.

a formal confession to begin with, but an appeal to me for advice, followed by a blessing.