No, no usually–if given under the seal of the confessional. That is, if it was told under the context of asking forgiveness. Under other circumstances, priests have similar rules of response to other people. That is, lawyer cannot be required to reveal if their clients are guilty of the accused crimes–because that would be prejudicial to their defense. But if they learn about other crimes through other means, they can and sometimes are required to report those crimes to suitable authorities.
That might push the limit a bit.
i think even a priest would have trouble with that one
No, no usually–if given under the seal of the confessional. That is, if it was told under the context of asking forgiveness. Under other circumstances, priests have similar rules of response to other people. That is, lawyer cannot be required to reveal if their clients are guilty of the accused crimes–because that would be prejudicial to their defense. But if they learn about other crimes through other means, they can and sometimes are required to report those crimes to suitable authorities.
global genocide? that’s kind of a grey area…
But, if it really was global genocide, who would be left to punish the guilty?
Depending on the scale of the global genocide, privilege may be a moot point.
Omnicide is a word one so rarely gets the opportunity to use properly.
Well, it hasn’t happened in this present day Global state, so think of it as hypothetical.
White knuckle hypothetical.
You know, ….
Extinction Level Event.