New security law would not impact confidentiality of confession, Hong Kong Catholic Diocese says
The enactment of Hong Kong’s homegrown security law would not change the confidential nature of confession, the city’s Catholic Diocese has said. In a statement published after concerns were raised that the confidentially of spiritual counsel may be compromised under the proposed enactment of legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law, the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong said people had an obligation to ensure national security. “The legislation of Article 23 will not alter the confidential nature of Confession (Sacrament of Reconciliation) of the Church,” the statement issued on Friday read....