This is SICK Q.

From 2 weeks ago… The Catholic Church says that if a victim or a creep confesses to being or perpetrating abuse on a child, they are bound NOT TO TELL THE AUTHORITIES.

But hey, they won't absolve them of their sins until they report themselves.

These poor kids (starting 2nd grade 7-8 year olds) think God will forgive them for what's been DONE TO THEM and instead, they have basically outed themselves as candidates for future abuse.

"The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse had recommended that it be clarified whether “information received from a child during the sacrament of reconciliation that they have been sexually abused is covered by the seal of confession,” and “if a person confesses during the sacrament of reconciliation to perpetrating child sexual abuse, absolution can and should be withheld until they report themselves to civil authorities.”"

SICK

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/holy-see-upholds-confessional-seal-in-response-to-australian-royal-commission-76144