When secular law is contrary to religious law

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OTOH, “where do you draw the line” cuts both ways. If, as you state, not informing the authorities is an abnegation of socially beneficial moral behavior, where do you draw the line regarding which kind of confession must be reported and which must not? In the extreme, perhaps confession should not be allowed at all, or at least modified so that visual anonymity is not permitted. I am not ignoring your point, which I think is a debatable one; however, I am trying to counterbalance it by pointing out the erosion of religious freedom which may result once the seal is broken.
 
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PLEASE do not get yourself banned! You would be a big loss to me…and CAF.
 
Australian health care professionals are told to break doctor-patient privilege "if, at any time, the health or safety of the person seeking your help or any other person is at risk.
  • There is disclosure or evidence of physical, sexual or serious emotional abuse or neglect.
  • Suicide is threatened or attempted.
  • There is disclosure or evidence of serious self-harm (including drug or alcohol misuse that may be life-threatening).
  • There is evidence of serious mental illness."
These guidelines seem to me to be quite reasonable, and could easily be adopted by the CC.
 
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Health care professionals follow a code of ethics for their patients based on doing no harm. The Catholic Church follows a code of morality for their penitents based on the absolution of sins.
 
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Health care professionals follow a code of ethics for their patients based on doing no harm. The Catholic Church follows a code of morality for their penitents based on the absolution of sins.
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I don’t see why those would need to be in conflict. I use the comparison because spiritual teachers like priests are spiritual health care professionals of sorts. I also know that the Catholic Church has had different rules with regards to confession inn the past. In certain early churches you’d have to show your contrition by confessing your sins in front of the whole parish. Between the two extremes of absolute secrecy and confessing publicly, there are many possibilities.

I am also very much in favor of society granting as much liberty as possible to individuals, but my liberty begins where your ends. No religion or spiritual practice, yours or mine, should be above this principle, in my opinion.
 
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