US Justice Department reviews state law forcing priests to break confessional seal

A new law in the US state of Washington which requires “members of the clergy” to report to police cases of child abuse or neglect learned in the confessional is being looked at by the US Justice Department to see if it violates the First Amendment of the United States. Senate Bill 5375 passed by The post US Justice Department reviews state law forcing priests to break confessional seal first appeared on Catholic Herald. The post US Justice Department reviews state law forcing priests to break confessional seal appeared first on Catholic Herald.