I can see 'the seal of the Confessional' being mulled over again.

The seal of the Confessional did not apply in many victim's cases.
Reporting took place outside the Confessional and was
hidden and covered up.

True, Foxy, but totally irrelevant to what I said,
"I can see 'the seal of the Confessional' being mulled over again."

It is very relevant - that excuse has and will continue
to be used over and over again. Standard church practice.

Foxy,

"The seal of the Confessional did not apply in many victim's cases.
Reporting took place outside the Confessional and was
hidden and covered up."

Which has nothing to do with my statement that
"I can see 'the seal of the Confessional' being mulled over again."

Reporting outside of Confession has absolutely nothing to do with what is told inside the Confessional because, as you truly say, "the seal of the Confessional did not apply in many victim's cases...".

Anyway, there is no way that the State can compel a Priest to repeat or report what he heard in Confession.

Paul seems to have an unwholesome interest in paedophilia and the Catholic Church.

Perhaps the police and others to whom this action was reported and ignored should also be prosecuted, such as the police, the politicians, the parents etc.