[Campion]

Refusing to give priests carte blanche to protect child molesters

Which is not what is happening in this case anyway -- the confession in question is the confession of the victim, not the perp -- so you're way off base.

[FredZarguna]

Quite wrong, but by all means don't read the article and continue in your ignorance.

For those actually interested in the plaintiffs complaint:

The petitioners claim[ed] Bayhi was negligent in advising the minor regarding the alleged abuse and failed his duty as a mandatory reporter in compliance with the Louisiana Children's Code. It also holds the diocese liable for failing to properly train the priest regarding mandatory reporting of sexual abuse of minors.

The priest effectively shielded the perpetrator by failing to properly report the crime, and by failing to advise the victim of the proper course of action. That amounts to protecting the molester, regardless of whose confession he heard.

[defconw]

After carefully reading two different sources on this. I would have to conclude that there is a huge piece of the pie missing here. How old was the man? Was this 12 year old an innocent victim or a willing participant. Was the man a teacher? Was it actually being dealt with at the time of the man's death? There are a lot of questions here that the priest can not answer because of the Confessional.

I am not sure why this girl did not go to her own parents, a teacher or someone outside the Church? That's what makes this whole thing shady in my view. Someone might be trying to get paid. OR she was a willing participant.