A lot of other professions have mandated reporting. That is like saying because a therapist have to turn in their client, since they are mandated reporters, then there would be less people getting therapy.
It’s better to think of a Priest like a Lawyer. Attorney-Client privilege means the Lawyer cannot divulge information to police, same with a Priest during confessions.
A priest isn’t there to defend you in court room. THAT’S why lawyers have client privilege, not to protect rapists, but to be able to mount a legal defense.
Even a lawyer has to report child sexual abuse, and in places that they don’t it is still a may report instead of have to. They are also dealing with laws while priests are not dealing with laws. In almost all states anyone who deals with or takes care of a child are mandated reporters. Basically yes, lawyers are also mandated reporters in most states.
Attorney client privilege only faulters when you disclose you plan to continue committing a crime or are planning on commiting one. Or in some cases where a protective order or custody order is violated and only the lawyer and client are privileged to the child’s whereabouts. https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914c52eadd7b049347d2545
What you tell a lawyer is confidential bar some rare exceptions. If you attain a lawyer and tell them you have commited the crime of child abuse they do not have to report unless you divulge a plan to continue abusing children. When you attain a priest during confession, you also have this confidentiality.
If you hire a defense lawyer and confess to them you killed someone, that is protected by attorney client privilege. If you hire a lawyer and confess your intention to kill someone, they are complicit if they don’t report it to the authorities, just like anyone else.
The duties of a priest have nothing in common with a lawyer under the legal system.
A lot of other professions have mandated reporting. That is like saying because a therapist have to turn in their client, since they are mandated reporters, then there would be less people getting therapy.
I don’t think therapists should be turning in their clients, either. Criminals deserve effective therapy as much as anyone else.
They can get therapy, while also facing a judicial system.
It’s better to think of a Priest like a Lawyer. Attorney-Client privilege means the Lawyer cannot divulge information to police, same with a Priest during confessions.
A priest isn’t there to defend you in court room. THAT’S why lawyers have client privilege, not to protect rapists, but to be able to mount a legal defense.
A priest can save you from damnation and interprets divine law like how a lawyer can save you from prison and interprets mortal law.
Well, we have evidence that a lawyer can do what you claim, and none that a priest can…
Which is a non-issue anyways. Iron age mythology (Not bronze aged, as I was corrected) has no place in the laws governing a secular society.
Even a lawyer has to report child sexual abuse, and in places that they don’t it is still a may report instead of have to. They are also dealing with laws while priests are not dealing with laws. In almost all states anyone who deals with or takes care of a child are mandated reporters. Basically yes, lawyers are also mandated reporters in most states.
https://dcyf.wa.gov/safety/mandated-reporter
Washington’s list of mandatory reporters, lawyer is not on there.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/attorney-client_privilege
Attorney client privilege only faulters when you disclose you plan to continue committing a crime or are planning on commiting one. Or in some cases where a protective order or custody order is violated and only the lawyer and client are privileged to the child’s whereabouts. https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914c52eadd7b049347d2545
What you tell a lawyer is confidential bar some rare exceptions. If you attain a lawyer and tell them you have commited the crime of child abuse they do not have to report unless you divulge a plan to continue abusing children. When you attain a priest during confession, you also have this confidentiality.
Only to protect rapists from the law, though.
Or any other crime. Confess you murdered a man and the priest is bound by confession.
And the priest has no right to claim such a privilege.
In your opinion.
If you hire a defense lawyer and confess to them you killed someone, that is protected by attorney client privilege. If you hire a lawyer and confess your intention to kill someone, they are complicit if they don’t report it to the authorities, just like anyone else.
The duties of a priest have nothing in common with a lawyer under the legal system.
The duties of a priest deal with divine law, and are acting closer to a lawyer than you may think.
You’re not going to heaven.
Possibly, we truly cannot know until our day of judgement. Live good and true and honest friend.
No. We can easily judge the truth of your beliefs by the poisonous fruits they have produced.