lordofgun
08-12-2002, 10:12 AM
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose is taking the recently established ``no tolerance'' policy on sexual misconduct to a new level.
Bishop Patrick J. McGrath has ordered that windows be placed in all confessionals, allowing others to see inside while parishioners reconcile their sins. The windows have been mandated in all of the diocese's 52 parishes and are to be installed over the coming year.
The policy is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, although new and renovated Catholic churches in Europe have windows and glass walls in their confessional boxes.
``I want to make sure people feel safe, that everything's aboveboard, and that confession is visible, but not audible,'' McGrath said. ``If anybody had it in the back of their mind that they were going to do anything wrong, they'd realize that it wasn't beyond discovery.''
http://kcal9.com/weekend/AP/APTV/State/CA/n/CA--ConfessionalWindo-kn/news_html
Bishop Patrick J. McGrath has ordered that windows be placed in all confessionals, allowing others to see inside while parishioners reconcile their sins. The windows have been mandated in all of the diocese's 52 parishes and are to be installed over the coming year.
The policy is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, although new and renovated Catholic churches in Europe have windows and glass walls in their confessional boxes.
``I want to make sure people feel safe, that everything's aboveboard, and that confession is visible, but not audible,'' McGrath said. ``If anybody had it in the back of their mind that they were going to do anything wrong, they'd realize that it wasn't beyond discovery.''
http://kcal9.com/weekend/AP/APTV/State/CA/n/CA--ConfessionalWindo-kn/news_html