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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

Bill Fishlore

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1. We've seen worse

Reply to rug (Original post)

Mon Feb 6, 2017, 08:54 AM

Feb 2017

The seal of the confessional has contained all sorts of admissions of murder, rape, child molestation etc. Laws requiring reporting of abuse have excepted doctors, lawyers and priests for secular, not theological reasons. Before removing those confidentiality classes, lawmakers should consider what will be lost and weigh it against putative gains. I don't think this is a good idea.

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Catholic use of confession to be scrutinised by child abuse royal commission [View all] rug Feb 2017 OP

We've seen worse Bill Fishlore Feb 2017 #1

There was a similar lawsuit in Louisiana last year that upheld the seal. rug Feb 2017 #2