The Sacrament of Confession Weaponized: How the Conciliar Sect Shields Predators and Silences Victims
EWTN News reports that the Diocese of Charlotte has cleared a priest of any wrongdoing after multiple families complained that he asked their teenage daughters “inappropriate” and explicitly sexual questions during the sacrament of confession at Charlotte Catholic High School. The families, who rightly wished to remain anonymous to protect their daughters, reported that the priest — whose identity the diocese has shielded — abruptly introduced sexual topics wholly unrelated to the sins the girls were confessing. One mother recounted her daughter’s distress: “‘Mom, I was telling him about missing Mass and lying to you and fighting with my brother … and we were not talking about anything sexual at all and he just asked me that.'” Another mother reported the priest asked her daughter “if she’s ever had a sexual relationship with a boy.” Bishop Michael Martin’s response to the families was a masterclass in bureaucratic evasion: expressing regret that the daughter “had a conversation in confession that made her feel uncomfortable” while simultaneously justifying the priest’s behavior as “clarifying questions” and “age-appropriate” pastoral care. One mother said “the whole letter felt like we were being gaslighted.” The diocese concluded there were no “violations of our conduct policies.”




