Letter: Confidence in the confessional 3 Edition

Such confession is, of course, different from anything that takes place between a patient and a psychiatrist because it is no part of a medical person's work to absolve people from their sins. The cardinal sin of Judas Iscariot was not the betrayal of Jesus Christ (certainly not a crime in the...

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Published inIndependent (London, England : 1986)
Main Author From Canon M. A. H. MELINSKY
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Independent Digital News & Media 31.12.1993
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Summary:Such confession is, of course, different from anything that takes place between a patient and a psychiatrist because it is no part of a medical person's work to absolve people from their sins. The cardinal sin of Judas Iscariot was not the betrayal of Jesus Christ (certainly not a crime in the eyes of the state): it was the conviction that such an act was unforgivable, which led to his suicide.
ISSN:0951-9467