Something else crosses my mind. What is the purpose of lifting the seal, when the enemy knows that few go to confession and blah,blah blah goes the story. Question is what is the purpose and IMO when crimes to come to the surface will the authorities take any priest on HIS or (her) word in court? You know the old statistics go like this: Who do you trust the most?: Pharmacist, priest, police, mom? Just thought I would throw that in there. Can't trust an invalid not priest anyway, but the cruel world would use their word as true?