Even for child abusers, confessional confidentiality is sacrosanct | Joanna Moorhead

As a Catholic, I fear the call to criminalise priests violates a safe space that embodies the fundamental Christian belief that we can all be forgiven

In the movie I Confess, Montgomery Clift plays a priest who refuses to break the secrecy of the confessional, even though his silence puts his own life on the line.

Related: Clergy who fail to report child abuse heard in confession should be charged – royal commission

We must always separate the wrong from the wrongdoer, or what hope is there for redemption

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