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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.

He testified against the proposal, saying requiring a priest to disclose something revealed in confession, for example, would violate Catholic church policies. “The seal of confession is inviolable.