State Legislation Could Strip Catholic Churches’ Right To Protect Members ‘Sealed Confessions’
Two bills in Delaware and Vermont would seek to remove the religious right of Catholic priests to withhold information during confessions to protect children from abuse, but Catholic advocates say these claim that the bill will only harm the church. Lawmakers argue that mandatory reporting must be extended to everyone, including the Catholic Church, in […]
Nate Silver blasts COVID lockdowns that closed churches
Nate Silver has condemned the closure of churches in the time of COVID, while other public spaces such as museums have been allowed to operate with fewer restrictions. “It’s kind of crazy that churches in some jurisdictions had more restrictions than museums (and it tells us a lot about who was writing the restrictions)!” Silver, […]
Jihadi Migrant Who Knifed Clergymen in Spanish Churches Sees ‘Devils’
Yasin Kanjaa, a militant Islamist accused of killing one and injuring several after attacks on two churches in Spain, said he had been criticized by authorities for investigating his mental health condition. claimed to be seeing “the devil”. The medical staff of the Spanish National Court investigated Kanjar’s mental state. He is said to have […]