Catholic priests in Washington cannot be required to report child abuse or neglect they learn of in confession, a federal judge ruled Friday.
Crossposted from https://lemmy.world/post/33194000
Of course the implications are deeper than this. No kind of abuse of man, woman, or minor by any member of any religion, sect, or denomination will be mandated reportable.
What are your thoughts on this?
Why the hell doesn’t any one in the church ask l, “what would Jesus do?” In the case of child abuse
For Catholics is: “Jesus would forgive you for continued abuse of children, if you pay your penance.”