nnn,

"A bishop may have a rough idea of which priest is confessing his love for children."

You don't seem to know much on the subject.

It's 1 situation in hierarchy where abuse is known. If a specific confessor ( a priest) is hearing it then wouldn't he know who the abuser is?

Dear Nick,

«Could you say that again? Mahabharata and Ramayana suggest a Kshatriya may occasionally stick a sword in to make a point.»

Kshatriyas in general use swords and other weapons to defend society. It is their nature to do so. Which particular incidence are you referring to?

«Modi is Vasya or Sudra so he won't be doing jail time to help a crim?»

Personally Modi is not, but there are many others in the Indian administration.

«Is it hard for police to get evidence from devout Saivites and Vaishnavas?»

What has the choice of deity to do with it? It's primarily a matter of caste.

Issy, what is of greater concern is the institutional cover ups the Catholic Church hierarchy engaged in over many years. Their sources of information was generally not from within the confines of the confessional, but supplied directly to them in their offices.

Paul,

At least we know where the greens get their interest in children?
Posted by Shadow Minister, Sunday, 20 August 2017 6:36:04 PM

SM as your favorite political chick would say PLEASE EXPLAIN! But be careful what you say. What are you accusing me or anyone else of?

Hey Is Mise,
'How would I enforce such a law?'
I dunno, I didn't really think enough about it past microphones and CCTV, though I'll admit it's a little bit intrusive...
People might criticise me for wanting to put oversight into the house of the lord, (or at least consider it) and I guess thats fair enough, but I just can't deny this foul vibe of it all being a perverted and unregulated peedo-sanctuary.
It couldn't hurt to have some sort of oversight Mosques as well, if they are havens for radicalism.
- And this coming from someone who doesn't like government poking their nose into everyones business...

Yuyutsu,
'So I want to hurt the boys even further?'
Whoa... Slow down.
What!? Where the hell did you get that stupid impression from and why would you even think it?
- Of course bloody not.

...So what, you're complaining / making the point that young alter boys who've been used as sex toys by perverted preists won't be able to trust in or use confessional?

Holy crap... !!??
- Those boys need to be as far away from away from the damned Catholic Church as is humanly possible, if you want my opinion.

As for your belief in karma, I don't really have any issue with that; but I don't really know much about Hinduism.

AC,

Any law requiring a Catholic priest to report what is said in the Confessional won't work because the Pope could do away with general confession (except for the dying) and authorize the giving of General Absolution, wherein no one need confess at all.

I'll ask this again also; would such a move by the Pope be an interference in the internal affairs of Australia?