lds policy on clergy-penitent confidentiality?

The catch-all forum for general topics and debates. Minimal moderation. Rated PG to PG-13.
Post Reply
Marcus
God
Posts: 5033
Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2021 10:44 pm

lds policy on clergy-penitent confidentiality?

Post by Marcus »

Former candidate for governor suspected of murdering Jonelle Matthews admits he lied to investigators

BY CLAIRE ST. AMANT
UPDATED ON: AUGUST 3, 2022 / 2:03 PM / CBS NEWS

When Steven Pankey took the stand in his own murder trial, he braced the jury for surprising testimony about the 1984 disappearance of Jonelle Matthews.

...Pankey, 70, frequently veered off topic as he attempted to explain why he inserted himself in a high-profile kidnapping and murder that he says he did not commit.

...Although he once named himself a person of interest in the case...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steven-pan ... stigators/
That last sentence linked to an article that contained this:
...In 1989, Pankey moved to Ketchum, then Shoshone. The 12-year-old's disappearance followed him to Idaho, however, he said.

When he was baptized in the LDS church, he said, a bishop with the church asked him if there was anything he needed to confess. Pankey said he told the church leader that a girl had disappeared in Colorado when he lived there, and that his conversation about it still bothered him.

LDS leadership passed the information along to a Sun Valley police lieutenant, who interviewed him about the Matthews case and communicated with the Greeley Police Department.

https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local ... d0179b8375
so much for the lds church's passionate stand on clergy-penitent confidentiality.
drumdude
God
Posts: 5212
Joined: Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:29 am

Re: lds policy on clergy-penitent confidentiality?

Post by drumdude »

Bishop roulette strikes again.

Who would have thought 2 hours of training and a couple 2-sided handouts wasn't enough training to be the spiritual leader of a few hundred people? I'm pretty sure McDonalds spends more time teaching their staff how to properly salt the fries than the Mormon church does training Bishops.
Post Reply