[The_Republican]

So where in God's law does it say that he has to protect Child Molestors?

[MineralMan]

"So where in God's law does it say that he has to protect Child Molestors? "

Nowhere. There is no Biblical support for the seal of the confessional. Indeed, there's no Biblical support for the Sacrament of Confession.

What there is, however, is the First Amendment of the Constitution, which affirms the right of freedom of worship. The Roman Catholic Church has a doctrine about a priest's responsibility to keep confessional admissions secret.

So, circumventing that is going to be a knotty legal problem, and will be unlikely to succeed.

Still, there is no Biblical support for the seal of the confessional.

[beezdotcom]

So where in God's law does it say that he has to protect Child Molestors?

That's what I was thinking...I betcha this is one element of dogma the current Pope may revisit. It's hard to find a Biblical basis for keeping quiet about a violation of law, man OR God's.