A recently passed law in Washington State supposedly protects children but in reality is an attack on the Church designed to degrade the First Amendment guaranteeing religious freedom.

The law requires clergy to disclose abuse of children made in an act of confession.  The Governor of Washington, who claims Catholicism, signed this bill into law.

Confession is sacred to all main tenants of Christianity: Protestants, Orthodox and Catholics and the confidentiality of it is paramount to its continued practice as well as its sacredness before God.

Priests and Pastors hear up to thousands of confessions per year.  The Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church is clear in that “Can. 983 §1. The sacramental seal is inviolable; therefore it is absolutely forbidden for a confessor to betray in any way a penitent in words or in any manner and for any reason.” 

The State of Washington knows Canon Law has existed well within the American Catholic (and larger Christian) community for over 250 years yet is now choosing to pass a law they know is contrary to it.

There are several other reasons that this law by the State of Washington is........

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