It's been a few years since the forum's last Catholic Church thread...

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I'll note that it's quite possible that by law priests have a confidentiality privilege, and not so much are unwilling but forbidden from sharing that information without the permission from the confessor. I'm not sure about the specifics but they do in the Netherlands, in no small part because this means that people are more willing to talk about their troubles with their priests and hopefully get help.