Washington State permanently withdrew the law requiring clergy to violate the sacred “seal of confession” by reporting sexual abuse that was disclosed in a confession booth, according to a court order ...

Washington state has dropped its efforts to require clergy to report sexual abuse when the information is revealed during the rite of confession.

Washington has abandoned its effort to force Catholic priests and other religious leaders to divulge information on child ...

Church leaders previously sued the state over a law that would have required them to report child abuse disclosures made in ...

“Priests have been imprisoned, tortured, and even killed for upholding the seal of confession,” the state Catholic conference ...

Washington will not require clergy to report suspected child abuse or neglect learned through confession or privileged conversations, following a legal settlement announced Friday.