Such a law defeats itself. Who is going to confess to a priest something that will immediate result in the police arresting them. Passing such a law simply means that the perp is not going to confess. Now the perp will not even get any consoling from a priest to discontinue such activity. So the net effect of this law is very negative- Zero positive.
Such a law defeats itself. Who is going to confess to a priest something that will immediate result in the police arresting them.
So we have one priest refusing to do his job because of someone’s beliefs, while the Australian priests provide secrecy, relief and spiritual succor to child molesters.
They can’t both be right.