BYU requires new hires to waive their right to clergy confidentiality
New wording in employment form comes as the LDS Church defends the sanctity of the confessional in abuse cases. Move has some asking: Where can school employees go to safely get pastoral counseling?
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Statue of Brigham Young on the BYU campus in Provo in 2018. The school has a new form requiring new hires to waive clergy confidentiality.
Hired in 1991 to cover Utah's various faiths, particularly Mormonism, Peggy has talked forgiveness with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, nearly fainted waiting for the Dalai Lama, fasted with Muslims during Ramadan — and has reported on 50 consecutive semiannual LDS General Conferences.