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JT45242

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2. Not sure how that jibes with mandatory reporter laws...

Reply to cbabe (Original post)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 12:46 PM

Jul 18

Generally, clergy, like teachers and social workers, are mandatory reporters of abuse.

If I knew of it as a teacher, or camp counselor, we had a process to report to the authorities. We had specific policies that I had to attest to on a regular basis.

Not sure why Catholics get a pass on that.

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Judge stops law that would force priests to reveal child abuse from confession [View all] cbabe Jul 18 OP

That was a given SickOfTheOnePct Jul 18 #1

Not sure how that jibes with mandatory reporter laws... JT45242 Jul 18 #2

Because of the rules of the confessional SickOfTheOnePct Jul 18 #3

Protestant ministers must report, imams report, rabbis report JT45242 Jul 18 #6

Crimes observed by a priest Retrograde Jul 18 #8

You're welcome to your opinion n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jul 18 #10

Excommunication! atreides1 Jul 18 #7

Surely he ruled the same for psychologists, right? bucolic_frolic Jul 18 #4

Multiple wives, child brides are restricted by law regardless of religion. So religion is not a cbabe Jul 18 #5

Imagine being so brainwashed by religion Ritabert Jul 18 #9