SB 360, a piece of proposed legislation currently making its way through the California state senate, should alarm not only every Catholic in the country, but indeed the adepts of any religion. In California, as in almost every other state, clergy members (along with a variety of other professionals, including physicians, social workers, teachers, and therapists) are mandated reporters—which is to say, they are legally required to report any case of suspected child abuse or neglect to law enforcement. However, California clergy who come by this knowledge in the context of “penitential communication” are currently exempted from the requirement. SB 360 would remove the exemption.
Bishop Barron on California’s Attack on Confession
by Bishop Robert BarronMay 22, 2019
Subscribe to Bishop Barron's YouTube Channel
Related Resources
- “It Is Right and Just” Offers Timely Answers and Unaddressed Questions
- Bishop Barron on Why Too Much Power in One Place Is a Bad Thing
- Solidarity Lessons for a Challenging Era
- This Angry, Unkind World Needs “The Year of Saint Joseph”
- Accepting Our Mission from God
- On Sex and Marriage, “Bridgerton” Stumbles Into Catholic Truth
- Ordinary Time: It’s Not Easy Being Green, But We Need It
- Kanye’s Gift: Black Gospel and Catholic Polyphony Together at Last!
- Chesterton and the Vocation of Our Senses
- Bishop Barron on Pope Francis and Our Responsibility for the Common Good
- God Raises Up His Prophets
- Word on Fire Institute: Here’s What’s Coming in 2021
- Learning by Heart with Miss Duffy
- A National Examination of Conscience in a Divisive Time
- “The Social Dilemma” and the Gift of Our Baptism
- Balthazar’s Gift Is a Sophisticated, Complex Proclamation
Authors
Bishop Robert Barron
Catechism
2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109
Topics
Catholic Church, Church and State, Confession, Freedom, Politics, Reconciliation, Religious Liberty, Sacraments
Categories
Culture