[Secret Agent Man]

Thank you.

So can a priest in grave sin absolve another priest of a grave sin?

[sitetest]

Dear Secret Agent Man,

Generally, yes.

The primary exception is that a priest cannot absolve someone of a sin against the sixth commandment in which he, the absolving priest, has personally participated.

In other words, if a priest is having an affair with someone, he cannot give absolution for that sin to the person with whom he is having the affair.

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