This headline should be rephrased as “Lawmakers were incapable of doing a strict law that obligated everyone to report child abuse cases”. Not religious people in particular, the loophole is open for everyone as long as can claim that is a protected speech because of the constitution
AtomicGiant t1_j84m4ta wrote
Reply to Catholic officials seek loophole in WA bills on child abuse reporting by littleblackcar
This headline should be rephrased as “Lawmakers were incapable of doing a strict law that obligated everyone to report child abuse cases”. Not religious people in particular, the loophole is open for everyone as long as can claim that is a protected speech because of the constitution