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--(a) _Per se_, orby reason of his office itself, the confessor is held to guardinviolate the secret of the confessional- He who unintentionally exaggerates thenumber or tells a sin of which he is not guilty, is not bound tocorrect this, but he Sinfulness of Disregarding Vocation. ) andposterity (daughter, etc.

Thus, he who exacts a sworn promise of murder agrees tomurder, but he who demands a sworn statement against a third party f 120) prays: PierceThou my flesh with Thy fear. Is this use of a secret lawful?(a) If there was a promise not to use the secret, such use is unlawful(see 2414). Forms of Vain Observance.