Australia: The Melbourne archbishop said he’d rather go to jail than break confession confidentiality. A new bill could send him there
Conversation AU – August 14, 2019
Yesterday, Victorian Parliament finally debated a bill on whether religious ministers should be forced to disclose child abuse admitted in confidence to a priest. The Victorian Children Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 follows the recommendation of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in 2017, which revealed the many failures of churches to report allegations of child abuse.
Also: ‘Their time’s up… we’re talking about raping kids’: Samantha Armytage says the Catholic Church needs ‘serious reform’ after archbishop said he’d rather go to jail than dob in predators (Includes video): https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7358229/Samantha-Armytage-wants-reforms-Melbournes-Archbishop-says-wont-dob-paedophiles.html
Also: Melbourne archbishop ready to defy law over seal of confession: https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2019/08/14/melbourne-archbishop-ready-to-defy-law-over-seal-of-confession/
Also: Protect children without infringing on religious freedom, Catholic Archbishop says: https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/protect-children-without-infringing-on-religious-freedom-catholic-archbishop-says-20190814-p52h6o.html

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