Priests are just men in religious garb. Pastors are purely people who have done some religious studies. They are just like any other professional groups for whom people and
society are the stock in trade, and care and concern should be the top
priority.
Independent MP Rob Pyne is absolutely right: religious clerics should be legally required to report child abuse if they learn of it either from the abused or the abuser. It brings this hideous, damaging conduct out into the light. It edifies society’s understanding and offers a chance for greater compassion to be extended to survivors.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/rendezview/the-confessional-box-should-never-have-meant-invisibility-from-law/news-story/0681a8239ebf415b90a07eafa576f2e9
Independent MP Rob Pyne is absolutely right: religious clerics should be legally required to report child abuse if they learn of it either from the abused or the abuser. It brings this hideous, damaging conduct out into the light. It edifies society’s understanding and offers a chance for greater compassion to be extended to survivors.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/rendezview/the-confessional-box-should-never-have-meant-invisibility-from-law/news-story/0681a8239ebf415b90a07eafa576f2e9