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Catholic AnswerAfter having gone through several volumes concerning the Church, the only thing that I can find secretive about the Catholic Church, in doctrine, is the seal of the confessional. I think this should be obvious to anyone, if you are confessing your inmost sins to another, would you not want an absolute guarantee that it was not going any further? Besides that, it is an absolute, solemn requirement of priests that they go to their deaths before revealing what has been told them in the confessional. Priests have been known to go to jail for not divulging what they know.

There are other things that are secret about the Church, for instance, the Conclave that elects a new Pope conducts its affairs in secrecy, but this is only common sense.

Unless you have something specific you are asking about, I think that you have been listening to rumors or dissatisfied individuals who are dreaming things up.

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