The seal of confession and Canadian law
By: Gregory J. Zubacz ; foreword by Mike Radcliffe
Series: Collection Gratianus series. Section Monographs
Publisher: Wilson & Lafleur
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Montréal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9782891278881
Subjects: Seal of confession; Confession (Canon law); Church and state; History
Notes: Originally presented as the author's thesis under the title 'The sacramental seal of confession from the Canadian civil law perspective' (J.C.D.)--Saint Paul University, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Historical and theoretical conspectus; title: 2. The seal of confession in canon law; title: 3. The English Reformation and the priest-penitent privilege; title: 4. English jurisprudence following the restoration; title: 5. Jurisprudence in common law; title: 6. The Canadian legal landscape prior to R. v Gruenke; title: 7. Confidential religious communications and Canadian law.