So I advised him then that if he had the courage and the heart to do it that he should go to the court and should reveal in detail, just as he had done to me, ... His purpose in having this conversation with me was to decide what he could do publicly to exonerate these two boys who were accused in his place.
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Far from feeling in giving this testimony that I was doing harm to him, I was revealing to the court and the people around that this was the most redeeming moment of his life and probably the most heroic moment of his life,Joseph Towle
went publicly and conveyed this material to the lawyers. At this point the seal of confession is not in play.
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pardon in the name of God for the things that he had done wrong.
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There is nothing, first of all, nothing more sacred then the seal of confession, ... I did not consider this to fall under that precise seal of confession because he had not come to me explicitly seeking absolution, but to find a solution on how he could help his friends.
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a formal confession to begin with, but an appeal to me for advice, followed by a blessing.
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I did bless him at the end of our conversation. I said to him, 'Do you want the forgiveness of God' He said, 'Yes.' I said, 'You have to ask for it.' I gave him absolution and said, 'Now go to the court and tell them everything that you've told me.' And that is exactly what he did. He made a public declaration of everything he said to me,
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