less than an hour old:.
https://www.revealnews.org/blog/how-child-sex-abusers-get-reinstated-as-jehovahs-witnesses/.
You are not answering my question. If you do not want to that it is ok.
Let me repeat the question:
In the UK, are Anglican priests mandated by UK law to report child abuse that they heard in a priest /penitent setting to statutory authorities?
Yes or No. (very easy question) I will not ask again
less than an hour old:.
https://www.revealnews.org/blog/how-child-sex-abusers-get-reinstated-as-jehovahs-witnesses/.
Let me repeat the question:
In the UK, are Anglican priests mandated by UK law to report child abuse that they heard in a priest /penitent setting to statutory authorities?
Yes or No. (very easy question)
less than an hour old:.
https://www.revealnews.org/blog/how-child-sex-abusers-get-reinstated-as-jehovahs-witnesses/.
But yes, I'd agree JWs should, the Anglicans should, the Catholics should.
Understood
Were JW also "not currently among them"?
It seems to me that UK clergy of the Anglican church are not mandated by UK law to report child abuse to stuatory authorities. Is that true?
less than an hour old:.
https://www.revealnews.org/blog/how-child-sex-abusers-get-reinstated-as-jehovahs-witnesses/.
Priests aren't currently among them
But JW should.
Thank you Mephis.
less than an hour old:.
https://www.revealnews.org/blog/how-child-sex-abusers-get-reinstated-as-jehovahs-witnesses/.
What you've described would pass most legal tests for a clergy/penitent exemption
What in the world are you talking about!!! What legal test are you referring to? You said most,name them all or at least a couple.
absolution is refused unless the penitent reports himself/herself to the police. Which means the priest knows that the report has been made."
How in the world would the priest know that the report was made.
If the penitent refuses to report child abuse to the Police and absolution is withheld does UK law mandate the priest to report the allegation of child abuse he heard in the confession to the stuatory authorities?
If you mean my own personal view
You think that I mean that I was asking you for someone else's personal view!!
(Please don't get me on spelling Mephis. That ain't fair)
less than an hour old:.
https://www.revealnews.org/blog/how-child-sex-abusers-get-reinstated-as-jehovahs-witnesses/.
i was under the impression that the SC had previously interpreted clergy/penitent privilege as being an act of confession, held privately between two individuals: the penitent, and clergyman.
"You are not reading." -Marvin Shilmer
(Federal recommended guidelines for State laws)
(a) Definitions. As used in this rule:
(1) A "clergyman" is a minister, priest, rabbi, or other similar functionary of a religious organization, or an individual reasonably believed so to be by the person consulting him
less than an hour old:.
https://www.revealnews.org/blog/how-child-sex-abusers-get-reinstated-as-jehovahs-witnesses/.
less than an hour old:.
https://www.revealnews.org/blog/how-child-sex-abusers-get-reinstated-as-jehovahs-witnesses/.
Read the first clause of the sentence you're quoting.
Sure thing. Thanks!
but what do you mean by
in terms of current law, that would generally be respected and not be an issue there
Please explain
less than an hour old:.
https://www.revealnews.org/blog/how-child-sex-abusers-get-reinstated-as-jehovahs-witnesses/.
do you think that the church should qualify for priest/penitent confidentiality privilige in child abuse cases if the confession it is kept private: no judicial comitees, no WT legal department, no bunch of elders hearing about the confession and it is strictly confidential between priest and penitent ONLY?
In terms of current law, that would generally be respected and not be an issue there
Seems to me that you respect (in a beat around the bush way) not reporting some child abuse.
less than an hour old:.
https://www.revealnews.org/blog/how-child-sex-abusers-get-reinstated-as-jehovahs-witnesses/.
