Imagine that a fugitive on the run from Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents confronts a parish priest in Clearwater and begs for shelter from his pursuers. He claims that he is innocent of the crime for which they accuse him and swears that the agents are pursuing him for personal reasons. He fearfully tells the priest that the agents will kill him if they apprehend him, because he knows something that they do not want released to the media. As the priest and the fugitive speak in hushed tones in front of the altar, a police car screeches to a halt outside the church. The priest bids his charge to wait and steps outside, securing the door behind him. He confronts the officers and tells them not to enter and take the man by force. The priest has given him sanctuary in God’s house. Now what happens? Can the officers push the priest aside, break down the church door, and apprehend the fugitive as he cowers in front of the altar? Can the fugitive take refuge inside the church and escape secular justice when he may in fact be guilty of the crime of which the government accuses him? What about the priest? Does he not have the right to practice his religion, which commands that he help those in need? This Comment will consider these questions.