LDS ChurchArizona court: churches define confession, not judges
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled unanimously that church doctrine, not courts, defines what qualifies as a religious confession protected from mandatory reporting requirements, according to the National Catholic Reporter. The decision came in a case involving a Mormon bishop who did not report a father's confession of child sexual abuse to authorities.
NCR covers the same Arizona Supreme Court ruling already published from FLOODLIT. Same case, same ruling about confession privilege, same legal implications.
August 20, 2026 at 8:06 AM MT · via National Catholic Reporter · 2 sources