Washington State Went After the Seal of Confession. Now, Several Bishops Are Fighting Back.
Earlier this month, Townhall covered how President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice began investigating a law passed in Washington state that threatens Catholic priests with up to one year in jail if they do not report child abuse that they learn of during the sacrament of Confession.
This law requires Catholic priests to break the seal of Confession. This rule in the Catholic Church mandates that priests, as well as anyone who overhears someone's confession, never disclose that information. The law attacking this was signed off by Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson this month.