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Travers pushing for exception to state laws that allow clergy to hide abuse confessed

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//November 1, 2023//

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Travers pushing for exception to state laws that allow clergy to hide abuse confessed

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The Salt Lake Temple stands at Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Oct. 5, 2019. A first-term Democratic Arizona lawmaker wants to enact an exception to state laws that allow clergy to refuse to disclose what was told to them in confession or similar confidential communication. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Travers pushing for exception to state laws that allow clergy to hide abuse confessed

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//November 1, 2023//

A first-term Democratic lawmaker wants to enact an exception to state laws that allow clergy to refuse to disclose what was told to them in confession or similar confidential communication....

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