Blog… What Is Clergy-Penitent Privilege? 11 Feb 202611 Feb 2026 The attached information concerns members of the clergy or "spiritual advisors," and their communication with penitents (religious believers) who confess to clergy the abuse of a child or children. The…
Blog… Should Confessions to Clergy Be Exempted from Mandatory Reporting of Child Sex Abuse? 8 Oct 20183 May 2019 -- by Michael Walter Finkbeiner -- The history of confession, along with the penance and absolution it achieves in the mind of the believer, is rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition.…