OLYMPIA, Wash. — Members of the clergy would be required, by state law, to report potential cases of child abuse to authorities, under a proposal at the Washington state legislature.

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A proposed law in Washington state would require priests to violate Catholic Church law by breaking the seal of confession.

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The bill would amend state law to require clergy to report instances of child abuse with no exemption for instances where the ...

The Washington State Legislature is considering a bill to make clergy members in the state mandatory reporters of child abuse ...

While most states include clergy on the list of mandated reporters, Washington is one of few states where they're not ...