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...however, Towle and Fornes? exchange took place within the sacrament of confession, Towle could be excommunicated for breaching the "sacramental seal," says Father John Beal, head of the canon law department at the Catholic University of America in Washington...
...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...
...From 1988 to 1994, Harvard hired a third party, Beal Properties, to purchase Allston land as it became available, acquiring 52 acres in 14 parcels scattered throughout the area around HBS for $88 million, and became the unknown landlord of a Star Market, a Honda Dealership, a Conrail warehouse, and row of auto repair shops on Windom Street...
...have to give them a choice to say yes to," agrees Robert C. Bordone, deputy director of the Harvard Negotiation Research Project and Beal lecturer at HLS. "Its easier to find the stick than the carrot...