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I am Roman Catholic. My wife has brought custody proceedings against me at the family court, claiming I am abusive towards the children. Could things I said in 'confession' to my priest about asking for forgiveness for the harsh way I have given them be forced out of him in court, and used against me?

No! Even if your priest  is summonsed as a witness, in the custodyp proceedings brought by your wife, absolute privilege applies to what you said to him. The court cannot force information out of him, though he can decide to volunteer things. Priests are renouned for respecting the confidence of 'confession', and people confide in them because they know that their secrets will be kept.