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yeoman6987

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9. You know what?

Reply to drm604 (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 11:35 AM

Jul 2014

You are right. As a practicing Catholic, it does appear she was saying she was mested not that she was molested. Perhaps in a situation like that, the church could loosen up the rules a little bit.

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Louisiana ruling on confession upsets Catholics [View all] SecularMotion Jul 2014 OP

They should be mandatory reporters Goblinmonger Jul 2014 #1

Happy to once again be on the opposite side of an issue from Bigoted Bill Donohue. n/t trotsky Jul 2014 #2

Well, I am unhappy to be on the same side as Bill Donohue Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2014 #13

Not even analogous. trotsky Jul 2014 #24

Absolutely right. The Tarasoff duty to warn/protect overrides confidentiality Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #26

Which didn't play a role at all in this decision. rug Jul 2014 #27

Actually, you're right. Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #28

There's a link to the decision in this thread. rug Jul 2014 #29

It doesn't sound like this teen was confessing. drm604 Jul 2014 #3

If mental health care and attorneys need to report Goblinmonger Jul 2014 #5

This is not Tarasoff. You're confusing two standards. rug Jul 2014 #17

You know what? yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #9

What? drm604 Jul 2014 #10

I read yeoman's post as... NeoGreen Jul 2014 #11

Okay. That makes sense. drm604 Jul 2014 #12

That's exactly what the decision pivoted on. rug Jul 2014 #16

Not really a case of casting saints into the sea. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #4

Are you trying to say something about the expectation of privacy contained in the Fourth Amendment rug Jul 2014 #18

Actually both, in practice. AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #30

Telling the priest of a crime edhopper Jul 2014 #6

Haha... gcomeau Jul 2014 #7

No edhopper Jul 2014 #8

Ah, sneering at Catholics. Just the sort of behavior I have come to expect in the Religion forum Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2014 #14

By all means... gcomeau Jul 2014 #15

Dude, don't feed them! cleanhippie Jul 2014 #20

Is "sneer" on your word-of-the-day calendar or what? cleanhippie Jul 2014 #19

Check your tattoo to see if he spelled it right. rug Jul 2014 #22

. cleanhippie Jul 2014 #23

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Maybe if the org wasn't so sneer-worthy... AtheistCrusader Jul 2014 #31

The privilege is not rooted in the Fifth Amendment. rug Jul 2014 #21

I thought edhopper Jul 2014 #37

That applies in situations where a privilege exists, rug Jul 2014 #38

I was thinking edhopper Jul 2014 #39

The clergy/penintent privilege is recognized by statute in most jurisdictions. rug Jul 2014 #40

So the clergy edhopper Jul 2014 #41

You clearly don't understand the nature of the privilege or whom it protects. rug Jul 2014 #42

How does someone telling a priest they are being sexually abused edhopper Jul 2014 #43

It protects all things said by all people during a confession. rug Jul 2014 #44

The child waived privilege, even more than that, this isn't a confession, but rather a victim... Humanist_Activist Jul 2014 #32

What was the kid confessing to? Nothing. EvilAL Jul 2014 #33

Priests should be obligated to report anything that may be sexual abuse of a child. cbayer Jul 2014 #34

I thought if a crime was committed Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2014 #35

I agree and was surprised that the article did not address this. cbayer Jul 2014 #36

I would think a choice to remain anonymous when reporting would be a reasonable compromise. pinto Jul 2014 #45