Catholic confessions to remain confidential under HK’s upcoming security law
HONG KONG: The Catholic Church in Hong Kong said today that confessions by devotees to priests would remain confidential under the city’s upcoming national security law.
Hong Kong is fast-tracking a homegrown national security law, following the one Beijing imposed in 2020 after quashing huge and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests.
The government bill – expected to be put to a legislature vote within days – proposes a maximum jail term of 14 years for any person who knows that someone will commit treason but fails to report it to the police.
The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong said in a statement today that it “recognises that citizens have an obligation to ensure national security”.
But the security law “will not alter the confidential nature of Confession”, the diocese added.
The diocese had “expressed its…
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