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Arizona court: churches define confession, not judges

August 20, 2026 at 8:06 AM MT · via National Catholic Reporter · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting

Arizona court: churches define confession, not judges
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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.

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