AUSTRALIA
Courier Mail
PREMIER Ted Baillieu has backed the right of priests to keep private what is said in the confessional.
The Herald Sun revealed that a parliamentary committee would consider forcing priests to reveal reports of abuse heard during confession.
Mr Baillieu pointed to an earlier inquiry, headed by Justice Philip Cummins, that came out against the requirement.
He said members of that inquiry “all concluded that the sanctity of the confessional should remain”.
“I think that’s a powerful argument,” Mr Baillieu said.
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