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August 15, 2017

Australian bishops oppose forcing priests to reveal details of confession

A woman goes to confession in this file photo. Australian bishops have indicated that they will resist the Royal Commission's proposal that priests be legally obligated to disclose details of sexual abuse revealed in the confessional.

Vatican City - The bishops of Australia have indicated that they will resist the Royal Commission's proposal that priests be legally obligated to disclose details of sexual abuse revealed in the confessional, facing criminal charges if they don't.

Published in International
August 4, 2016

Poll shows Canadians favour criminal charges for intentionally harming fetus

Cathay Wagantall, a member of parliament from Yorkton-Melville in Saskatchewan, commissioned a Nanos poll to test support for her private member's bill C-225 Cassie and Molly's Law introduced in February.

OTTAWA – Most Canadians would support a law allowing separate charges for injuring or killing an unborn child while committing a violent crime against the mother, a poll commissioned by a Saskatchewan MP has found.

Published in Canada