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Washington state will not enforce law requiring priests to violate Seal of Confession

Washington will no longer threaten priests with jail time and fines for upholding the Seal of Confession, the Alliance Defending Freedom announced today.

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Matt Lamb

• Oct 10, 2025Oct 11, 2025

Trump DOJ investigating Washington for new law forcing priests to break Seal of Confession

The Trump DOJ has launched a federal civil rights investigation into a new Washington law that would jail priests unless they break the Seal of Confession, an excommunicable offense.

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Matt Lamb

• May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

Washington bill would jail priests for not breaking Seal of Confession: ‘No exemption’

A Democratic state senator in Washington wants to mandate that priests commit an excommunicable offense or face jail time for not breaking the sacred Seal of Confession.

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Matt Lamb

• Feb 4, 2025Feb 5, 2025

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Washington state will not enforce law requiring priests to violate Seal of Confession

Trump DOJ investigating Washington for new law forcing priests to break Seal of Confession

Washington bill would jail priests for not breaking Seal of Confession: ‘No exemption’