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Children of Catholic priests chalk up win in fight for recognition
Source: The Guardian
Children of Catholic priests chalk up win in fight for recognition
The Vatican has at last broken its silence on priests who become fathers, as their children reveal the pain of secrecy
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome
Fri 22 Dec ‘17 11.35 GMT
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Catholic priests have been breaking their vows of celibacy and fathering children for decades, if not centuries. For just as long, the Vatican has not publicly addressed the question of what, if any, responsibility the church has to provide emotional and financial support to those children and their mothers. Until now.
A commission created by Pope Francis to tackle clerical sexual abuse will develop guidelines on how dioceses should respond to the issue of the children of priests.
The pontifical commission for the protection of minors has been criticised for doing too little on child sexual abuse. Its decision to take up the issue of priest fathers comes after Irish bishops published guidelines this year that have been hailed as a global model.
They say a child’s wellbeing must be the first consideration of a priest father, and that he must “face up” to his personal, legal, moral, and financial responsibilities.
-snip-
The Vatican has at last broken its silence on priests who become fathers, as their children reveal the pain of secrecy
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome
Fri 22 Dec ‘17 11.35 GMT
-snip-
Catholic priests have been breaking their vows of celibacy and fathering children for decades, if not centuries. For just as long, the Vatican has not publicly addressed the question of what, if any, responsibility the church has to provide emotional and financial support to those children and their mothers. Until now.
A commission created by Pope Francis to tackle clerical sexual abuse will develop guidelines on how dioceses should respond to the issue of the children of priests.
The pontifical commission for the protection of minors has been criticised for doing too little on child sexual abuse. Its decision to take up the issue of priest fathers comes after Irish bishops published guidelines this year that have been hailed as a global model.
They say a child’s wellbeing must be the first consideration of a priest father, and that he must “face up” to his personal, legal, moral, and financial responsibilities.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/22/children-catholic-priests-reveal-secrecy-neglect-vatican
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