The Seal Is Sacrosanct

By Greg Craven
The Australian
November 18, 2012

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/opinion/the-seal-is-sacrosanct/story-e6frgd0x-1226519128324

THERE are some ideas so bad they need to be killed quickly. Not just to protect those affected by them, but those pushing them.

Breaking the seal of the Catholic confessional is such an albatross. Pursue it, and Australia will carry a human rights cross through a constitutional minefield. The appeal is obvious. Why should a criminal priest unburden himself to his brethren without fear of disclosure?