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Washington State's New Law On Clergy Child Abuse Reporting
Washington State's New Law On Clergy Child Abuse Reporting
Washington State's New Law On Clergy Child Abuse Reporting
A new law signed by Washington Go. Bob Ferguson requires all members of the clergy to report cases of child abuse or neglect regardless of the source of the details, including the confessional. The law goes into effect this July. The Archdiocese of Seattle has responded by threatening excommunication for any Catholic clergy who follow the new law...

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