Catholics in the state have expressed concern the House’s version of the bill could force priests to violate the civil law in order to uphold church law regarding the seal of confession.
Washington Legislature advances state mandatory reporting bill that lacks confession exception
A new book looks at Christianity’s roots in migration
Father Daniel Groody, who has been a consultant on migration matters for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said that to look at the history of the early church is to see the foundations of the church “as fundamentally migrant.”