US bishop: Clergy would go to jail rather than obey law forcing them to break seal of confession
Washington state is debating legislation that would attempt to force priests to break the secrecy of the confessional for cases of child abuse.
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Articles tagged Diocese Of Spokane
US Bishop: Opposition to Cardinal Cupich ‘guided by the Evil One’
Bishop Robert Gruss condemned Roman Catholic Faithful, which will visit South Dakota later this month to learn more about parishioners' experiences with the now-Archbishop of Chicago.
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U.S. bishop: pro-abortion politicians ‘should not’ receive Communion in my diocese
'Efforts to expand access to abortion, allowing murder of children up to the moment of birth is evil,' the bishop wrote.
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Certain bishops are cause of continued presence of predators in seminaries and parishes: U.S. bishop
Spokane Bishop Thomas Daly stresses that the crisis is rooted in 'depravity' and not 'clericalism.'
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