“If that’s the case, then attorneys and psychiatrists are next.”
I believe attorneys and psychiatrists are already bound to report abuse and imminent criminal activity, regardless of their normal practices of confidentiality
I don't know about attorneys, but psychiatrists, in very specific circumstances, can write a Tarasoff letter, if they think someone is going to be harmed.
But you played a trick. Future actions are not the same thing as telling your attorney something you already did. Is it?
Okay. One would think a thinking priest would also be morally bound. If I were a priest and somebody told me they murdered someone, I’d report them.
Nope. Exception to those privileges refer only to future crimes & frauds, not those already committed since it would inhibit the effective treatment/defense of the perpetrator.
Whether one likes it or not, this is the law. It has been this way for centuries and serves greater purposes than any individual case. If you want to discuss that, fine. But the religious and legal laws are unambiguous on the sanctity of secrecy in the confessional and law office.
Laws cannot be selectively applied or they cease to exist as laws and become whims of a dictator. This has been universally true throughout ancient and modern jurisprudence. Up until PDJT. Then no privilege applied for some super duper special reasons, or something.