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Priest Faces Conflict Over Confession Role in Murder Case
In New York federal court Rev. Joseph Towle admitted withholding a 12 year old confession that a teenager killed a man, saying it was confidential. The judge will decide if the two men, Ruben Montalvo and Jose Morales, deserve a new trial while archdiocese officials say the disclosure involved civil matters, not church law.
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Joseph Towle
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Jesus Fornes
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John Beal
Canon Law Department
Catholic University of America
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Ruben Montalvo
Jose Morales
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Joseph Zwilling
Manhattan Federal Court