Title 24, Chapter 9, Section 22
( 24-9-22)
Every communication made by any person professing religious faith,
seeking spiritual comfort, or seeking counseling to any Protestant
minister of the Gospel, any priest of the Roman Catholic faith, any
priest of the Greek Orthodox Catholic faith, any Jewish rabbi, or to
any Christian or Jewish minister, by whatever name called, shall be
deemed privileged. No such minister, priest, or rabbi shall
disclose any communications made to him by any such person
professing religious faith, seeking spiritual guidance, or seeking
counseling, nor shall such minister, priest, or rabbi be competent
or compellable to testify with reference to any such communication
in any court. |