Arizona Supreme Court: It’s the church’s call what clergy must report

Arizona’s highest court says churches, not courts, decide which clergy communications are confidential and exempt from child ...

Arizona Supreme Court sides with LDS Church in 'duty-to-report' abuse case

Arizona's justices ruled the church wasn't legally obligated to report a member's confession of child abuse.

Major religious groups backed Arizona Supreme Court sex abuse decision

The Roman Catholic Diocese, Seventh-Day Adventists and Jewish, Muslim and Hindu groups supported the Church of Jesus Christ ...
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Church leaders not bound to report sexual abuse confessions, Arizona Supreme Court rules

(RNS) — Arizona justices unanimously ruled on Thursday (July 30) that trial courts couldn’t interfere in church leaders’ ...
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'Peter's Pence': Supreme Court stays out of challenge to Catholic fundraising

WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court is staying out of a case about whether the Catholic Church misled parishioners about the purpose of an annual collection, passing up a chance to probe the independence ...