I don’t quite understand this. A minor goes into a confessional and tells the priest she was raped. She tells the priest that it’s okay for him to disclose this? He tells her NOT to tell anyone. She goes to the family and tells the family what happened.
I suspect that the family is suing the church because the priest told her not to disclose. He’s hiding behind the confessinal seal defense.
Okay, going beyond that, it’s she said he said. Why would a priest tell the girl NOT to disclose this to the family or police etc?
I think someone is after the church and the priest, and he best keep his mouth shut about it, or in the end deny that he told the girl not to tell anyone, if indeed he didn’t tell her that.
I don’t think he told her that.