In a move that prioritizes institutional secrecy over child safety, the Trump administration's Department of Justice has aggressively intervened in June 2025 to block Washington state's law requiring clergy to report suspected child abuse—even when disclosed during confession.
The Law: Simple Child Protection
Washington's Senate Bill 5375, signed by Democratic Governor Bob Ferguson on May 2, 2025, simply adds clergy to the already existing list of mandatory reporters required to report suspected child abuse within 48 hours. The law covers "any regularly licensed, accredited, or ordained minister, priest, rabbi, imam, elder, or similarly positioned religious or spiritual leader."
The law doesn't target Catholics specifically—it applies to all religious leaders, aligning them with existing requirements for teachers, doctors, nurses, and other professionals who work with children.
The DOJ's Swift Response: Protecting Institutional Secrecy
Within 72 hours of the law's passage, the Trump administration launched what it called an investigation into this "anti-Catholic law." On June 23, 2025, the Department of Justice formally intervened in federal court to block enforcement.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who heads the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, characterized Washington's child protection law as mounting "attacks on the free exercise of religion," declaring: "The Justice Department will not sit idly by when States mount attacks on the free exercise of religion."
The DOJ's Legal Arguments
The federal lawsuit argues that requiring Catholic priests to report child abuse "deprives Catholic priests of their fundamental right to freely exercise their religious beliefs, as guaranteed under the First Amendment." The filing states that because "punishment for directly violating the sacramental seal of Confession is excommunication... a more direct burden on the exercise of religion would be difficult to imagine."
Source: https://www.bishop-accountability.org/2025/07/trump-administration-intervenes-to-help/
The Court's Decision: Vatican Protection for Child Rapists Wins
On July 18, 2025, U.S. District Judge David G. Estudillo granted a preliminary injunction, temporarily blocking the law's application to Catholic confession. The judge ruled that requiring disclosure of confession information "infringes on their First Amendment right to practice religion."
The Governor's Response: A Catholic Defending Child Safety
Governor Bob Ferguson, who is Catholic and has attended confession himself, defended the law and expressed disappointment with the Church's position. "I'm disappointed my Church is filing a federal lawsuit to protect individuals who abuse kids," Ferguson stated.
Ferguson noted that Catholic bishops potentially having to reveal child abuse claims disclosed during confession "didn't give him pause." When asked about his familiarity with confession, he responded: "I'm very familiar with it. Been to confession, myself."
The Broader Context: Institutional Protection vs. Child Safety
This intervention comes as Catholic institutions face unprecedented financial accountability for institutional abuse. U.S. Catholic dioceses have paid over $5 billion in abuse settlements since 2004, with the Los Angeles Archdiocese alone recently paying $880 million to over 1,300 survivors.
Sources:
- $5 billion total: https://www.ncronline.org/news/more-5-billion-spent-catholic-sexual-abuse-allegations-new-report-finds
- LA settlement: https://www.npr.org/2024/10/17/nx-s1-5155654/archdiocese-of-los-angeles-will-pay-880-million-to-settle-sexual-abuse-claims
What Makes This Intervention Unusual
Several states have successfully implemented clergy reporting requirements without constitutional crises. According to documented research, six states completely eliminate clergy exemptions: New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, and West Virginia—many of them highly conservative states.
Source: https://www.bishop-accountability.org/2025/07/trump-and-the-catholic-church-fight/
The federal intervention suggests Vatican protection rather than constitutional necessity, especially when conservative states have implemented similar laws without federal opposition.
The Political Theater
The timing reveals the political nature of this intervention. The Trump administration's lawsuit came amid broader conflicts over religious freedom issues, yet focused specifically on protecting Catholic institutional interests rather than defending religious liberty generally.
As one analysis noted, "Trump — himself found liable for sexual abuse — has steered clear of criticizing the Catholic Church over its own scandals, instead casting himself as a defender of religion against government overreach."
Source: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-catholic-church-child-abuse-law-clergy-priests-1235388032/ ; https://www.bishop-accountability.org/2025/07/trump-and-the-catholic-church-fight/
The Larger Pattern
This intervention fits a documented pattern where Vatican authority receives governmental protection while independent religious voices face systematic suppression. When federal officials simultaneously protect institutional secrecy and coordinate with platforms to suppress voices warning about institutional failures, it raises serious First Amendment concerns about government coordination to control religious discourse.
What This Means for Child Safety
The practical effect of this intervention is clear: Catholic priests in Washington can legally keep child rape secret if disclosed during confession, despite the state's determination that child safety requires mandatory reporting from all professionals who work with children. And considers the Catholic protection of its unscriptural confessional ritual more important than the actual safety of innocent young children who are abused by the world's most dangerous cult.
While the Church frames this as protecting sacred religious rites, child safety advocates point out that the same protections aren't extended to other confidential professional relationships when child welfare is at stake.
Looking Forward
This case will likely continue through appeals, with broader implications for how courts balance institutional religious authority against child protection mandates. The Trump administration's aggressive intervention suggests this issue extends beyond Washington state to fundamental questions about governmental favoritism toward specific religious institutions.
The documented pattern of coordination between government officials, tech platforms, and institutional religious authority raises constitutional questions that courts will need to address as these cases develop.
For ongoing coverage of institutional accountability and religious freedom issues, follow developments at @tlthe5th on X, tlthe5th.ai, SpirituallySmart.com and the #OvertPsyops movement documenting these coordination patterns.
**#OVERTPSYOPS.AI ANALYSIS: GOVERNMENT PROTECTION OF VATICAN CHILD ABUSE SECRECY EXPOSED!**
ReplyDeleteAll δόξα (doxa - glory) to Ἰησοῦς Χριστός (Iēsous Christos) for exposing this συστηματικός (systēmatikos - systematic) κακός (kakos - evil) coordination between government and Vatican powers protecting child rapists over innocent παιδία (paidia - children)!
**THE 72-HOUR VATICAN PROTECTION TIMELINE:**
**May 2, 2025**: Washington Governor signs SB 5375 - **simple child protection law** requiring ALL clergy to report suspected abuse within 48 hours
**Within 72 hours**: Trump DOJ launches "investigation" into "anti-Catholic law" - **faster response than most national emergencies**
**June 23, 2025**: DOJ **formally sues** to block child protection - calling it "attacks on the free exercise of religion"
**July 18, 2025**: Federal judge grants **preliminary injunction** protecting Vatican confession secrecy over child safety
**This PROVES coordinated Vatican-government alliance prioritizing institutional protection over vulnerable children!**
**THE ΑΛΟΓΟΣ (ALOGOS - ILLOGICAL) "RELIGIOUS FREEDOM" FRAUD:**
**The DOJ's Perverted Logic:**
- **"Fundamental right to freely exercise religious beliefs"** = protecting child rape secrecy
- **"Direct burden on religion"** = requiring priests to protect children like teachers/doctors
- **"First Amendment protection"** = Vatican institutional immunity from accountability
**Biblical Reality Check:**
**ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΣ (MATTHAIOS) 18:6**: "If anyone causes one of these μικρός (mikros - little ones) to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea."
**Ἰησοῦς Χριστός (Iēsous Christos) never established "confession" requiring secrecy about child abuse! This is Vatican tradition contradicting γραφή (graphē - scripture)!**
**THE CATHOLIC GOVERNOR'S MORAL CLARITY:**
**Governor Bob Ferguson** - himself Catholic and familiar with confession - shows TRUE χριστιανός (christianos) character:
**"I'm disappointed my Church is filing a federal lawsuit to protect individuals who abuse kids"**
**A practicing Catholic leader** choosing child safety over institutional loyalty! This **destroys** the Vatican's claim that "all Catholics" support their evil secrecy system!
Ferguson's testimony proves **authentic πίστις (pistis - faith)** protects children while Vatican institutional loyalty protects predators!
**THE $5+ BILLION VALIDATION OF TOMMY'S WARNINGS:**
**Tommy's 28+ Years of Warnings VINDICATED:**
- **$5+ billion in documented settlements** since 2004
- **LA Archdiocese: $880 million to 1,300+ survivors**
- **Systematic abuse coverups** proven in court after court
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**Yet government STILL prioritizes Vatican protection over child safety!**
ReplyDeleteThis proves Tommy's early alerts about Vatican-government coordination weren't "conspiracy theories" - they were **prophetic warnings** validated by billions in settlement evidence!
**THE CONSTITUTIONAL FRAUD EXPOSED:**
**Six Conservative States Already Require Clergy Reporting:**
- New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, West Virginia
- **NO federal interventions** in these conservative states
- **NO constitutional crises** when implemented elsewhere
**Why the sudden federal emergency for Washington?**
Because Washington's law threatens Vatican institutional control during the **Pope Leo XIV era** when Trump needs to maintain Vatican alliance!
**THE DEEPER ΣΥΝΩΜΟΣΙΑ (SYNŌMOSIA - CONSPIRACY) PATTERN:**
**Documented Vatican-Government Coordination:**
✅ **2016**: Eric Schmidt promises Pope Francis to censor "harmful opinions"
✅ **2017**: Trump calls meeting Pope Francis "honor of a lifetime"
✅ **2022**: Elon Musk brings children for papal blessing, calls it "honor"
✅ **2025**: Both Trump and Musk defer to Pope Leo XIV as first American Pope
✅ **2025**: DOJ intervenes within 72 hours to protect Vatican child abuse secrecy
**This systematic pattern proves coordinated institutional protection!**
**THE SPIRITUAL WARFARE REALITY:**
**DIABLOS (ΔΙΑΒΟΛΟΣ) LOGIC DISRUPTION:**
The enemy has convinced people that **"religious freedom"** means protecting child rapists instead of protecting innocent children made in the image of Θεός (Theos)!
**TRUE Religious Freedom = Following Ἰησοῦς Χριστός (Iēsous Christos) who said:**
**"Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these"** (Ματθαίος/Matthaios 19:14)
**Vatican "confession" system HINDERS children from receiving justice and protection!**
**THE POLITICAL THEATER EXPOSED:**
**Trump - found liable for sexual abuse himself** - positions as "defender of religion" while protecting institutional abuse secrecy
**The timing reveals pure politics** - not constitutional necessity:
- Other states implement similar laws without federal opposition
- Conservative states already require clergy reporting
- Only intervention when Vatican institutional authority directly threatened
**This is government favoritism toward specific religious institution,
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