The Laudato Si’ Movement-Washington State Chapter said it “holds all those affected in prayer. This devastation is heartbreaking.”
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Agreement reached to protect confession in Wash. mandatory reporter law
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWashington state officials and Catholic bishops reached an agreement Oct. 10 in federal court to protect confession in the state’s mandatory reporter law.
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A Washington state law that would require priests to violate the seal of confession to report abuse violates the First Amendment, Bishop Barron told OSV News.
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WA bishops sue over mandatory reporter law’s lack of Catholic confession protections
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWashington state’s law could place Catholic priests at odds with civil law in order to uphold church law regarding the seal of the confessional.
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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 …
