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Arizona bill would hit priests with felony if they fail to break confessional seal to report abuse
January 13, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: An Arizona legislator, Rep. Stacey Travers, has filed a bill that would require priests to violate the seal of Confession when a penitent confesses “ongoing abuse.”
Last year, the State of Washington enacted, and then agreed not to enforce, similar legislation.
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