AUSTRALIA
Church Times
by Muriel Porter, Australia Correspondent
Posted: 11 Jul 2014
CLERGY who hear confessions of serious offences, such as child sexual abuse, may not always be obliged to keep the confession secret after a legislative change made last week by the Australian General Synod. The priest is obliged to keep the matter confidential only if he or she is satisfied that the penitent has already reported the matter to police.
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