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goldent

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3. I tend to agree, but not fully....

Thu Jul 10, 2014, 12:03 AM

Jul 2014

I note that the change *allows* but does not seem to *require* the Priest to report it.

I imagine there are cases where the crime is on-going (e.g. forms of abuse) where the Priest formerly was put in a very difficult situation of having to keep quiet while people were being harmed. Now he can choose to report it. I would think the priest would advice the person to report it, or he will be forced to.

If the crime is done and in the past, I would think many Priests would choose not to report it. But again it would depend on whether NOT reporting it would lead to harm (perhaps mental anguish caused by a crime going unsolved).

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Australia lifts the seal of the confession [View all] hrmjustin Jul 2014 OP

That's a mistake. rug Jul 2014 #1

I tend to agree, but not fully.... goldent Jul 2014 #3

Absolutely! hrmjustin Jul 2014 #6

It's a very bad mistake. okasha Jul 2014 #2

No, not at all skepticscott Jul 2014 #4

You're confusing confidentiality with privilege. rug Jul 2014 #8

The Anglican Chur c h of Australia has gone downhill since they picked an Archbishop that hrmjustin Jul 2014 #7

I have the impression that the Australian Church okasha Jul 2014 #9

I believe so but some of the clergy think that it is a Baptist denomination when it is not. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #10

I think this is a huge mistake. It is destroying the cornerstone of a sacrament. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #5

Try looking at it like this: Act_of_Reparation Jul 2014 #11

It destroys the sacrment. We would never go along with this in the Episcopal Church. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #12

Try looking at it like this. okasha Jul 2014 #13

I have considered it Act_of_Reparation Jul 2014 #14

That's not what this amendment is about. rug Jul 2014 #15