Great government movement to send priests to jail.
For a priest to violate the seal of confession is a mortal sin and automatic excommunication.
So they’ll have to choose death or jail rather than violate the seal.
That’s basically what this stupid law would mean.
You’re not going to get the, to change their mind on this nuisance law. It would be overturned in court as well and be regarded as extreme government overreach.
People thinking this is anyway good are plain ignorant of what Catholics believe. Yes it does mean Martyrdom for priests, possibly violence against the state as well.
So, did God declare that telling on a child molester is a mortal sin or did mortals who run the Church make that decision?
Per the Bible, there’s but one “mortal” (irredeemable) sin - to blaspheme the Holy Spirit.
How many who think it’s sinful to take sexual predators off the streets would be as adamant if it were their own children who were molested?
Being the sick F***s they are, I can picture child molesters going into a confessional to gloat rather than repent.