The Trump administration has launched an investigation into the law, calling it "anti-Catholic." The bishops say it would force them to break their oaths.
Yeah, healthcare professionals like doctors do have the duty to report in Washington State, my bad. I was contorting the example of a therapist who would have the privilege not to report on a crime a patient mentions during therapy, I mistakenly generalized it.
And I definitely think you’re right about the intentions of the bishops. Really, it goes deeper than that. They are terrified of the state actually exercising the supervision and diligence that is appropriate to handle the Church’s CSA problem. I think cracking down on confessions is not going to be a productive way to actually get the child abusers arrested, so if I’m being a bit cynical I think it’s possible that the Democrats are doing what they always do: a misguided policy solution that attracts a lot of controversy but doesn’t tackle the root cause of the problem they claim to try to be solving.
I don’t know if this is a good solution to the church’s sexual abuse situation. But I think its important to be right about the facts when talking about what actions are to be taken during child sexual assault.
Yeah, healthcare professionals like doctors do have the duty to report in Washington State, my bad. I was contorting the example of a therapist who would have the privilege not to report on a crime a patient mentions during therapy, I mistakenly generalized it.
And I definitely think you’re right about the intentions of the bishops. Really, it goes deeper than that. They are terrified of the state actually exercising the supervision and diligence that is appropriate to handle the Church’s CSA problem. I think cracking down on confessions is not going to be a productive way to actually get the child abusers arrested, so if I’m being a bit cynical I think it’s possible that the Democrats are doing what they always do: a misguided policy solution that attracts a lot of controversy but doesn’t tackle the root cause of the problem they claim to try to be solving.
Here is a list of mandatory reporters in Washington state.
https://www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa/home-and-community-services/mandatory-and-permissive-reporters
I don’t know if this is a good solution to the church’s sexual abuse situation. But I think its important to be right about the facts when talking about what actions are to be taken during child sexual assault.