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The doctrine of priest -- penitent privilege does not apply in the UK .. does not apply in the UK. priest–penitent privilege in the UK. Before the Reformation , England was a Roman Catholic country and the Seal of the Confessional had great authority in the English courts .. Reformation. English Reformation. England. England. Roman Catholic. Roman Catholic. Seal of the Confessional. Seal of the Confessional and the Catholic Church. However , the Reformation was followed by a period of , often fierce , persecution of Catholics .. Reformation. English Reformation. persecution of Catholics. Anti-Catholicism#England and Protestantism