Bishops: Priests who are fathers ‘should face up to duty’
The guidelines were produced following discussions with Galway-based psychotherapist, Vincent Doyle of Coping International and Doyle Psychotherapy, whose late father was a priest.
The bishops said that while priests, upon ordination, promise to live a life of celibacy, “if, contrary to this obligation, a priest fathers a child, the wellbeing of his child should be his first consideration”.
