Should a pastor tell if a criminal confides in him?
If a killer is killing people, then goes to confession for forgiveness, and then the next day comes in after killing more people, and then the next day, and the next day, etc and the police can't find him, should the pastor tell the police who the murder is? This is different than the other debate, that I will link to, because this relies on the pastor's responsibility rather than the law.
http://www.createdebate.com/debate/show/Should_a_pastor_HAVE_to_tell_if_a_criminal_confides_in_him
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Are you talking about a pastor or a priest? What a priest can do with information given during a confession is stipulated in catholic cannon. A pastor is usually a leader in a baptist sect of Christianity, which has less defined guidelines for any confession, because confession is not a staple of baptist sects. Side: Yes
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