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Washington Law Requires Priests to Break Seal of Confession, by Christine Rousselle – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Christine Rousselle, Aleteia, 05/05/25

Bishop Thomas Daly of Spokane, Washington, said priests would rather go to jail than break the seal of confession, despite a new law.

Priests in Washington are willing to go to jail rather than violate the seal of confession, said Bishop Thomas Daly of Spokane in a statement released in response to a new law.

Washington State Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) signed Senate Bill 5375 into law on Friday, May 2. The bill, which is titled “Concerning the duty of clergy to report child abuse and neglect,” makes it so members of the clergy, of all denominations, are mandatory reporters.

Unlike similar laws in other states, there is no carve out for things that are shared as part of the sacrament of Confession.

“I want to assure you that your shepherds, bishop and priests, are committed to keeping the seal of confession – even to the point of going to jail,” said Daly in a message addressed to his diocese. …

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Bishop Thomas Daly of Spokane, Washington, said priests would rather go to jail than break the seal of confession, despite a new law.

Priests in Washington are willing to go to jail rather than violate the seal of confession, said Bishop Thomas Daly of Spokane in a statement released in response to a new law.

Washington State Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) signed Senate Bill 5375 into law on Friday, May 2. The bill, which is titled “Concerning the duty of clergy to report child abuse and neglect,” makes it so members of the clergy, of all denominations, are mandatory reporters.

Unlike similar laws in other states, there is no carve out for things that are shared as part of the sacrament of Confession.

“I want to assure you that your shepherds, bishop and priests, are committed to keeping the seal of confession – even to the point of going to jail,” said Daly in a message addressed to his diocese. …

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