{"id":54940,"date":"2026-03-01T11:25:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T11:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=54940"},"modified":"2026-03-01T11:25:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T11:25:39","slug":"bishop-barron-urges-court-to-strike-down-washington-law-that-targets-seal-of-confession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/bishop-barron-urges-court-to-strike-down-washington-law-that-targets-seal-of-confession\/","title":{"rendered":"Il vescovo Barron esorta il tribunale ad annullare la legge di Washington che colpisce il sigillo confessionale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire, a media apostolate focused on evangelization. \/ Credit: Word on Fire CNA Newsroom, Jul 4, 2025 \/ 15:29 pm (CNA). Bishop Robert Barron on July 4 urged a federal court to strike down a Washington state law that would force priests to violate the seal of confession, telling the court that the law is &quot;manifestly&quot; disrespectful of the ancient and vital Church practice. Barron, the bishop of Winona-Rochester and a\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Barron, the bishop of Winona-Rochester and a\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":65196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-54940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":57486,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/federal-court-blocks-washington-law-that-would-force-priests-to-violate-seal-of-confession\/","url_meta":{"origin":54940,"position":0},"title":"Federal court blocks Washington law that would force priests to violate seal of confession","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Luglio 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"null \/ Credit: Brian A Jackson\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jul 18, 2025 \/ 12:30 pm (CNA). A federal court on July 18 blocked a controversial Washington state reporting law that would require priests to violate the seal of confession, siding with the state\u2019s Catholic bishops who brought suit against the measure earlier this year. The law, passed by the state Legislature earlier this year and signed by Gov. Robert Ferguson, added clergy to the list of mandatory abuse reporters in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Washington state drops effort to make priests violate seal of confession in reporting law","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Washington-state-drops-effort-to-make-priests-violate-seal-of-confession-in-reporting-law.webp?fit=800%2C444&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Washington-state-drops-effort-to-make-priests-violate-seal-of-confession-in-reporting-law.webp?fit=800%2C444&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Washington-state-drops-effort-to-make-priests-violate-seal-of-confession-in-reporting-law.webp?fit=800%2C444&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Washington-state-drops-effort-to-make-priests-violate-seal-of-confession-in-reporting-law.webp?fit=800%2C444&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":66202,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/washington-state-drops-effort-to-make-priests-violate-seal-of-confession-in-reporting-law\/","url_meta":{"origin":54940,"position":1},"title":"Washington state drops effort to make priests violate seal of confession in reporting law","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Ottobre 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"null \/ Credit: Brian A Jackson\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 10, 2025 \/ 14:37 pm (CNA). Officials in Washington state have agreed to back off a controversial effort to force priests there to violate the seal of confession as part of a mandatory abuse reporting law. A motion filed in federal district court on Oct. 10 affirmed that state and local governments would stop attempting to require priests to report child abuse learned during the sacrament of reconciliation.The state attorney general\u2019s\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Washington state drops effort to make priests violate seal of confession in reporting law","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Washington-state-drops-effort-to-make-priests-violate-seal-of-confession-in-reporting-law.webp?fit=800%2C444&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Washington-state-drops-effort-to-make-priests-violate-seal-of-confession-in-reporting-law.webp?fit=800%2C444&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Washington-state-drops-effort-to-make-priests-violate-seal-of-confession-in-reporting-law.webp?fit=800%2C444&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Washington-state-drops-effort-to-make-priests-violate-seal-of-confession-in-reporting-law.webp?fit=800%2C444&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":51847,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/bishop-barron-at-religious-liberty-hearing-warns-of-dictatorship-of-relativism\/","url_meta":{"origin":54940,"position":2},"title":"Bishop Barron at Religious Liberty hearing warns of \u2018dictatorship of relativism\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Luglio 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota. \/ Credit: \u201cEWTN News Nightly\u201d\/Screenshot Washington D.C., Jun 17, 2025 \/ 17:56 pm (CNA). During the first hearing of President Donald Trump\u2019s Religious Liberty Commission, Bishop Robert Barron echoed Pope Benedict XVI\u2019s warning against the \u201cdictatorship of relativism\u201d encroaching on American society. Barron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, said at the June 16 hearing that \u201creligion is being attacked in our society\u201d and referenced a homily given by then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Bishop Barron at Religious Liberty hearing warns of \u2018dictatorship of relativism\u2019","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bishop-Barron-at-Religious-Liberty-hearing-warns-of-%E2%80%98dictatorship-of-relativism.webp?fit=736%2C399&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bishop-Barron-at-Religious-Liberty-hearing-warns-of-%E2%80%98dictatorship-of-relativism.webp?fit=736%2C399&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bishop-Barron-at-Religious-Liberty-hearing-warns-of-%E2%80%98dictatorship-of-relativism.webp?fit=736%2C399&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bishop-Barron-at-Religious-Liberty-hearing-warns-of-%E2%80%98dictatorship-of-relativism.webp?fit=736%2C399&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":37953,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/bishops-paprocki-rhoades-join-trumps-religious-liberty-commission-advisory-board\/","url_meta":{"origin":54940,"position":3},"title":"Bishops Paprocki, Rhoades join Trump\u2019s Religious Liberty Commission advisory board","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Giugno 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois. \/ Credit: Diocese of Springfield in Illinois Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 19, 2025 \/ 17:57 pm (CNA). Bishop Thomas Paprocki, Bishop Kevin Rhoades, and Father Thomas Ferguson will join an advisory board for President Donald Trump\u2019s Religious Liberty Commission, according to a statement from the White House. The three Catholic clergymen will join San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone on the Advisory Board of Religious Leaders for the commission. 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A group of Orthodox churches has joined the Catholic bishops of Washington state in suing the government over its requirement that clergy either violate the seal of confession or face jail time. The Orthodox Church in America, the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, and numerous other Orthodox jurisdictions on Monday sued dozens of public officials in the state challenging the constitutionality of its mandatory reporter law. 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