Ferguson and the Washington state legislators were grandstanding for short-term political advantage, at taxpayers’ expense, in their attack on the sacramental seal of confession. Given how ...

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Catholic priests are not allowed to reveal anything shared with them in confession under threat of excommunication, as the seal of confession is crucial to the sacrament itself. Washington state ...

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with no exception for the absolute seal of confidentiality that applies to Catholic Priests,” the government statement says. “Furthermore, the State of Washington’s new law singles out ‘me ...

The dispute revolves around a state law that requires priests to report allegations of sexual abuse heard during confession.

A new Washington state law that requires members of the clergy to report child abuse or neglect, including when the ...

The Washington State Catholic Conference and many Republican lawmakers opposed the bill’s provision that would force priests to break the confessional seal, a sacred promise that priests will ...

with no exception for the absolute seal of confidentiality that applies to Catholic Priests,” the justice department said. “Furthermore, the State of Washington’s new law singles out ‘members of the ...

Kniffin praised Washington state’s bishops for publicly committing to safeguard the seal of confession but also warned that “it’s hard for bishops to reassure Catholics when the law is ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Friday signed a controversial state law that requires priests ... that clergy there would not break the seal of confession even if required to by law.