AN EXAMPLE OF GOOD INTENTIONS MAKING BAD LEGISLATION

With affection and serious concern I write to ensure that you are aware of a current matter in the State senate that threatens the practice of our faith as Catholics and does nothing to advance the protection of victims of abuse. In a state and in a nation founded upon fundamental religious freedoms, instead of protecting victims of abuse, Senate Bill 360 would require priests to violate the seal of confession under particular conditions determined by the state.