Does the Seal of Confession help criminals?

[Michie]

The answer is no, and here's why.

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Does the Seal of Confession Help Criminals?

 

[Root of Jesse]

No. IF someone confesses the commission of a crime, the priest can make it a part of his penance to turn himself in. And the priest should do that, and to state that the confession is not valid unless and until he turns himself in.