WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Justice Department said May 5 it opened a civil rights investigation into the development and passage of legislation in Washington state that requires clergy to …
Seal of confession
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Washington state bill requiring clergy to report child abuse signed by governor
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonSome argue that without exceptions for the clergy-penitent privilege, the law could place Catholic priests at odds with civil law in order to uphold church law regarding the seal of …
