UK government: Mandatory reporting law will apply to confessional

The government said Tuesday it was not considering any exceptions to a new mandatory reporting law.

The U.K. government said Tuesday it was not considering any exceptions to a new mandatory reporting law, including in the sacramental seal of confession.

The interior of a confessional. Wikiolo via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

In a May 13 letter, the U.K. Home Office — the equivalent of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security — said it was not contemplating…