DOJ investigating Washington state’s ‘anti-Catholic’ law

The law signed by the governor of Washington State Bob Ferguson last week requires members of the clergy to report confessions of child abuse or neglect in scrutiny, as the US Department of Justice has opened an investigation into civil rights in whether the law violates the first amendment.

The new law of a evergreen country, “members of the clergy”, adds to a list of professionals wanted to report the information obtained through promises who are associated with abuse of children or neglect, to enforce law or other state authorities.

The law does not provide any exception to the absolute seal of secrecy, which applies to Catholic priests, according to the Ministry of Justice.

The Ministry of Justice also said that the new law of the state comes out “members of the clergy” as the only “supervisors” who cannot rely on the applicable legal privileges such as religious confessions, as a reason for not reporting the allegations according to what is dedicated.

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The Civil Rights Department of the Ministry of Justice fulfills whether the Washington State Law violates the religious protection submitted under the first amendment.

congress is not permitted that Congress perform any law that respects the creation of religion, or prohibits free exercises; Or shortening freedom of expression, or journalism; Or the right of the people to assemble, and the government’s contact for a decrease in grievance.

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Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed a bill in law last week, which requires clerics to report the abuse of children and neglect learned through fake places, and not to provide any exemptions. (Getty Images)

The assistant prosecutor Harit K. said. Delon from the Civil Rights Department of the Ministry of Justice: “SB 5375 requires that the Catholic priests violate their deep faith in obedience to the law, violating the constitution and violating the free practice of religion cannot stand under our government’s constitutional system.” “Worse, it seems that the law is unique to the clergy as it is not entitled to confirm the applicable privileges, compared to other reporters. We take this matter seriously and we look forward to Washington State’s cooperation with our achievement.”

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Ferguson, who signed the bill in the law on May 2, did not respond immediately the Fox News Digital request to comment on the matter.

Fox 13 in Seattle said that the draft law will enter into force on July 26.

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The station also stated that a federal report shows that Washington is one of only five states that do not require the clerics explicitly or implicitly reporting the abuse of children or neglect. He added that most of the states exempt the information learned by recognizing mandatory reports, although Washington joins a handful of states, including West Virginia and New Hampsheer, which does not provide such exemptions.