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[–] Sonicdemon86@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Even a lawyer has to report child sexual abuse, and in places that they don't it is still a may report instead of have to. They are also dealing with laws while priests are not dealing with laws. In almost all states anyone who deals with or takes care of a child are mandated reporters. Basically yes, lawyers are also mandated reporters in most states.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

https://dcyf.wa.gov/safety/mandated-reporter

Washington’s list of mandatory reporters, lawyer is not on there.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/attorney-client_privilege

Attorney client privilege only faulters when you disclose you plan to continue committing a crime or are planning on commiting one. Or in some cases where a protective order or custody order is violated and only the lawyer and client are privileged to the child’s whereabouts. https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914c52eadd7b049347d2545

What you tell a lawyer is confidential bar some rare exceptions. If you attain a lawyer and tell them you have commited the crime of child abuse they do not have to report unless you divulge a plan to continue abusing children. When you attain a priest during confession, you also have this confidentiality.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When you attain a priest during confession, you also have this confidentiality.

Only to protect rapists from the law, though.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Or any other crime. Confess you murdered a man and the priest is bound by confession.

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And the priest has no right to claim such a privilege.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 week ago

In your opinion.

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you hire a defense lawyer and confess to them you killed someone, that is protected by attorney client privilege. If you hire a lawyer and confess your intention to kill someone, they are complicit if they don't report it to the authorities, just like anyone else.

The duties of a priest have nothing in common with a lawyer under the legal system.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The duties of a priest deal with divine law, and are acting closer to a lawyer than you may think.

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Possibly, we truly cannot know until our day of judgement. Live good and true and honest friend.

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

No. We can easily judge the truth of your beliefs by the poisonous fruits they have produced.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago

Luckily this is your opinion, and has no weight on my soul.