Bills under consideration in Washington & Vermont would make all clergy in the state mandatory reporters of sexual abuse. If passed, Catholic priests would be most notably affected, as they are prohibited from divulging anything they hear in confession.
Bills currently under consideration in the Washington and Vermont legislatures would make all clergy in the state mandatory reporters of sexual abuse and would remove so-called clergy-penitent privilege, which otherwise exempts religious ministers from reporting anything that is heard in confession.The legislation, if passed, would most notably affect Catholic priests, who are prohibited from divulging anything they hear in confession.
For Catholic priests, the seal of confession is nonnegotiable, Daly explained, noting that most secular institutions have tended to recognize the importance of the confessional seal and respected it. "Priests are already mandated reporters in all matters but the sacrament of penance," he said."Why has this become an issue?"
A similar bill that unanimously passed the Washington Senate on Tuesday did include protections for clergy-penitent privilege.
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