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Martin headlines a Harvard recruiting class that so far includes Sebastian Anderle, a 6’11 center from Los Angeles, and two more wing players in Michael Beal of Brooklyn, N.Y., and local product Shawn Driscoll...
...Beal is the most promising player after Martin. An athletic 6’4 shooting guard, he attended the Nike All-America Basketball Camp, held last summer for 180 of the most talented high school players in the country...
...indeed violated the sacramental seal, he has already incurred an excommunication," Beal says. "That?s how seriously the church treats this issue." How does the Church determine whether a sacrament has taken place? It can be difficult, says Beal. "Unlike some of the other sacraments in the Catholic Church, confessional is fairly unstructured," he explains. "It?s not always clear where the line is between pastoral counseling and spiritual direction and sacramental absolution. It?s up to the individual priest...
...disturbing part about this case is trying to figure out the facts, which, at least according to Father Towle?s statements, are not entirely consistent," Beal continues. "At one point, he said he gave the man a blessing at the end of their conversation. That would mean it was not a sacramental confession. At another, Father Towle said he gave the young man an absolution - and that does make what happened between them a confession...
...Even Fornes' death doesn?t help Towle?s case with the Church. "The sacramental seal on confession extends beyond the grave," Beal says. "The only thing that could conceivably release the confessor from the sacramental seal - and this is somewhat disputed - would be if the penitent released the confessor. But in this case, since the young man is dead, we don?t know if that happened. Presumably...