Victoria passes law forcing confessors to report child abuse
by Jules Gomes, Church Militant: Priests who fail to report child abuse revealed in the confessional will be jailed, according to a new law passed by the government of Victoria on Tuesday. The Children Legislation Amendment Act 2019 carries a sentence of up to three years for a priest who fails to break the seal of confession in the case of a child abuser. The Australian law begins by categorically stating that its “main purposes” are “to include persons in religious ministry...
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