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Is confession dead? Q&A with a Catholic historian on the state of the sacrament
[Photo above: Historian James O’Toole is the author of the book For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America. (Courtesy of James O’Toole)] In October 2025, Washington state agreed to withdraw a controversial mandate compelling priests to report allegations of sexual abuse specifically revealed during the sacrament of confession. The bill, supported by Catholic advocates for clergy abuse survivors but contested by the st…
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Is confession dead? Q&A with a Catholic historian on the state of the sacrament
[Photo above: Historian James O’Toole is the author of the book For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America. (Courtesy of James O’Toole)] In October 2025, Washington state agreed to withdraw a controversial mandate compelling priests to report allegations of sexual abuse specifically revealed during the sacrament of confession. The bill, supported by Catholic advocates for clergy abuse survivors but contested by the st…
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