The Vatican has revealed that it maintains secret guidelines for priests who father children despite their vows of celibacy. “I can confirm that guidelines exist; it is a document for internal use,” Vatican spokesman Alessandro Gisotti said in a statement to CNN, adding that the document was not intended for publication. The existence of Vatican guidelines for dealing with priests who father children was first reported by The New York Times. One man, Vincent Doyle, whose father was a Catholic priest, […]
