From California-
A bill that would have required members of the clergy
to report information to police that they received about child abuse
and neglect during private confessions has been pulled by its author,
state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo.
The action came in the wake of an all-out effort by California Catholics to derail the bill, SB360. In a letter read at every Mass
in San Francisco and San Mateo counties on June 23, Archbishop
Salvatore Cordileone said, “For Catholics, confession is sacred, and the
ability to confess our sins confidentially is essential to our
religious belief and practice.” He urged parishioners to mail letters to
Hill and other legislators.
Oakland Diocese Bishop Michael Barber was even more direct.
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