Talk:Priest (1994 film)

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hi all im just wondering if a woman can work in the roman catholic church as a priest? thank you for your time and il be greatfull if i can get a answear. lin thompson

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Nope.

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There's an error in this article. It's not the child molestor whom Fr. Greg must protect with the seal of confession. It's the victim of the abuse he's bound to stay silent about; she tells Fr. Greg about the abuse during Confession, and refuses to give him permission to tell anyone else about it. It's the seal of confession with HER, not with the child molestor.

I have updated the page to reflect this. I would also like to point out that Roger Ebert is not an acceptable source on the policy of the Catholic church! User:Smurfmeister —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.188.40.144 (talk) 10:10, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Father Greg is forced to protect both the girl and her father, because she reveals the abuse and he admits to it during confession. LiteraryMaven (talk) 20:13, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

plot bits missing

The plot isn't covering various bits to do with the older priest (forget name), how Fr. Greg only just moved in at the start of the movie etc. could perhaps be expanded. - SimonLyall 00:29, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Fr. Pilkington could have reported the father to the authorities. The man did not make a valid confession as he expressed no remorse or repentance. Therefore, the "seal of confession" did not apply. But that would have ruined the plot. A priest also can (and should) deny Communion to someone who is not repentant of their sins. Flinthillsguy (talk) 03:03, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

As someone else mentioned above, this was one of Roger Ebert's major criticisms of the film. It has been counter-argued that although technically the Seal of the Confessional may not have applied to the abusive father, it did apply to the daughter, as she told Father Greg about the abuse during Confession and refused permission for him to discuss it with others.--Muzilon (talk) 09:47, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

Campaigning organizations

From the "Reception" section I've removed references to the American Life League and the Catholic League, which are predictable and don't really constitute critical commentary. --TS 10:24, 27 November 2010 (UTC)