A federal judge sided with Catholic priests, blocking a Washington law that targeted the confidentiality of confession.
The 1953 Alfred Hitchcock film “I Confess,” based on an earlier play, features a priest suspected of murder. He’s innocent, and has even heard the murderer’s confession – but cannot clear his own name ...
A motion filed in federal district court Oct. 10 affirmed that state and local governments would stop attempting to require ...
Confession, the Catholic and Orthodox practice of listing one’s sins in the presence of a priest who then offers absolution and is sworn to secrecy under pain of eternal damnation, has long been a ...
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WA will not require priests to report child abuse disclosed in confession
Clergy must still tell authorities of potential mistreatment, but will not have to divulge information they hear in ...
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The Washington State Attorney General’s Office reported on Friday that it has reached an agreement with the Catholic Church ...
A confessional is seen in a file photo. Washington state’s government and its Catholic bishops reached an agreement Oct. 10, ...
Washington has abandoned its effort to force Catholic priests and other religious leaders to divulge information on child ...
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