Pastor Confidentiality (A Commentary On Neil Schori)

Sunday, December 16, 2007


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This past week Neil Schori got on Fox News and shared that Stacy Peterson had confided in him when she told him that her husband had killed his third wife. Now she is missing and the police are suspecting her husband. While the potential murder of this young woman has me very saddened, what I think the bigger injustice so far is that Neil Schori broke his oath as a pastor and went on national TV to divulge this. Here is what I think: no pastor should share what has been said in confidence, even if it saves lives and protects children. How's that for valuing the pastor/parishioner relationship. You think I am wrong? Join the conversation.

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Show Poll: When should a pastor be required to divulge information shared by a parishioner?

In the case of any illegal activity done by the parishoner Results_122%
In the case of certain, highly offensive illegal activity (child molestation, murder, rape, etc...) Results_227%
In the case of only crimes that involve children (child molestation, pornography, etc...) Results_34%
Never. The pastor/parishioner privilege should be as important as attorney/client privilege. Results_447%