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Queensland priests no longer protected by the seal of confession
Priests in Queensland will no longer be protected by the seal of confession and must report child sexual abuse or face three years in jail.
It’s all because of new state laws which will mean religious institutions and their members are no longer able to use the sanctity of confessional as a defence or excuse in child sex abuse matters.
The state’s teachers, doctors, nurses, childcare workers and school principals already have to report crimes against children to authorities.
Now priests are…
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