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To: Iscool
So a fundamentalist rapes four children and kills two of them...confesses his sins to God...Tells God he's sorry and won't do it again...

What's the difference, Iscool? The state can't force God to testify at the point of a gun?

Incidentally, the law in this country protects the confidentiality of discussions with all ministers of religion, not just Catholic priests.

Also incidentally, a priest is typically not going to let someone who confesses a heinous crime off the hook just for saying he's sorry. There's this little matter of penance, which may well involve a visit to the police station in addition to 5 Hail Marys.

51 posted on 06/16/2012 2:37:48 PM PDT by Campion ("Social justice" begins in the womb)
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To: Campion
So a fundamentalist rapes four children and kills two of them

A fundamentalist wouldn't do that...

73 posted on 06/16/2012 8:31:09 PM PDT by Iscool (You mess with me, you mess with the WHOLE trailerpark...)
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