Details have emerged that Catholic priests across the world have sired more than 50,000 children against their vow for celibacy.
This revelation has been made by Vincent Doyle who formed a campaign group dubbed ‘Coping International’ to bring together the children of Catholic priests.
Doyle himself is a son of a Catholic priest and his group currently has members in 175 countries.
New York Times quotes Doyle saying that children fathered by priests are so many that the Vatican has formulated rules for priests who father illegitimate offspring.
Doyle admits to seeing a document detailing the dogmas when he traveled to Rome for his campaign.
A Vatican spokesperson has confirmed the existence of rules, explaining that they are in place for the ‘protection of the child’.
“I can confirm that these guidelines exist. It is an internal document,” Vatican spokesman Alessandro Gisotti says.
Gisotti notes that under the rules, a priest who sired children is asked to leave the priesthood and “assume his responsibilities as a parent by devoting himself exclusively to the child.”
When being ordained, Catholic priests vow to maintain a life of celibacy by refraining from any form of sexual activity.
However, Catholic priests continue to be implicated in sexual abuse scandals around the world. There are also many cases of consensual sex involving priests.
In the past few months, Roman Catholic dioceses in the US have made public the names of over 1,000 priests accused of sexually abusing children.
They need to give all these…
They need to give all these 50K children Vatican citizenship.
you don’t want this children…
you don’t want this children to go to the Vatican unless there is a mechanism to prevent further molestation. The Vatican must pay for their cost of living, upkeep, education, health benefits etc.
A clear indication that…
A clear indication that celibacy don’t work! Let the priests marry or date, they have sexual and emotional needs too just like every human being. It’s impossible to suppress whats natural forever. They must pay backdated child support and kids be compensated.
So where is the outrage from…
So where is the outrage from the usual suspects?
@ Amos,yes,where is the…
@ Amos,yes,where is the moral squad.So long as fathers and priests have sexual desires we shall continue to read this breaking of the vows.Apparently when it comes to sexual desire no amount of prayers can cure it.
The church should consider women into priesthood. They will offer less shame to the church.But if they insist on having testosterone driven men in to priesthood they better castrate them.To me that’s a small sacrifice to priesthood and will certainly assure the church that they wont be any more,”breeding”.
It’s about time that he…
It’s about time that he Catholic Church faced reality, that one cannot fight nature! The celibacy story is archaic, it is not working. Let men marry, let women get married. Period!
Where is Imara on this one?
Where is Imara on this one?
Hii kitu ni tamu tu saana. …
Hii kitu ni tamu tu saana. @Maxiley, who told you women will bring less shame and they should therefore be considered for priesthood? Be informed that desire inawawasha often far more than men and it is only that society is so brutal against women it’ll not allow them to be aggressive like men. Test the waters, man – avail yourself and you’ll be astonished by how many women desperately crave your little guy
@Sukari and formerly guest 2…
@Sukari and formerly guest 2.Help me out here.
Don’t you have a wife at…
Don’t you have a wife at home to help you out, plus si wewe in African ndume, you don’t need a woman to help you ? This moral police woman not interested in these discussions…. yap, that’s what’s up
Thanks. That was very…
Thanks. That was very helpful.
@mlachake since we are…
@mlachake since we are talking of crime here,and not pleasure,i ysed the general approach to my suggestion. And that is:
Almost all sexual crimes are committed by men.
Almost all violent crimes are commited by men
Almost all corruption is by men
@Sukari and formerly guest 2…
@Sukari and formerly guest 2.Help me out here.
hehehehe i know of one…
hehehehe i know of one father who was in rome for many years but when he came back to kenya he married n today he has 6 kids very happy n still in catholic church but he don’t preach.Just a member.So hii maunjinga za this fathers having sex outside their believe is nonsense.Why stay as a priest knowing very well that u cannot???
Moral bankruptcy of both…
Moral bankruptcy of both Christianity and Islam. Read the bible ( It is black man’s history before it was tampered with and some books taken ot of it) .
Read the bible but leave religion out. Bible minus man made religion (Christianity; Islam etc) is spirituality.
Who hates a good feeling…
Who hates a good feeling… Neither nun nor priest.. And not me either
Ndugu yangu @Mugikuyu:…
Ndugu yangu @Mugikuyu:
Sielewi na pia sijui kwa nini Mwafrika alijiunga na pia anaendelea kufuata dini mbili za kigeni (kikristo na kiislamu) ambazo zimejaa uhalifu wote tunaouona duniani sasa.
Dini hizi mbili hazimtambui MWUMBAJI. Ukimtambua MWUMBAJI, ni lazima uwaheshimu watu wengine ambao sura yao, lugha yao, imani yao ni tofauti na yako.
Wenye imani wa dini hizi mbili za majangili (rogues) ndizo zilizowauza Wafrika utumwani (slavery) na mpaka sasa, hazijamkubali Mwafrika kama binadamu kama Wanayuropa au Waarabu.
Wafuasi wa dini ya kikristo walihamia katika nchi zisizo zao na kuwaua wenye nchi na kufanya nchi zifuatazo kuwa zao: Greenland, Canada, Marekani, Mexico, nchi zote za Marekani ya Kati, Marekani ya Kusini, Visiwa vyote vya Caribbean, visiwa vyote vya Atlantic na Pacific, Australia, Tasmania, na New Zealand.
Wafuasi wa dini ya kiislamu nao walihamia katika nchi zisizo zao na kueneza imani yao katika nchi ya Indonesia, Afrika ya Kaskazini, Kati, Mashariki, na pia Afrika ya Kusini. Nchi ya Indonesia ina wafuasi wengi wa dini ya kiislamu kuliko nchi zote duniani.
Dini ya kikristo inawadanganya watoto wadogo ya kwamba “Santa Claus” atawaletea zawadi za krismasi akipitia kwenye dohani (chimney) usiku! Uongo ni sehemu mojawapo kubwa sana ya wafuasi wa dini ya kikristo!
Isitoshe, dini hizi mbili zinawachezea watu akili yao zinaposema ya kwamba, wakati utakapokufa utakwenda mbinguni au motoni (heaven or hell)! Mbinguni na kwenda motoni ni sawa na “Santa Claus” – Uongo mtupu.
Mwana mariamu (Yesu/Yeshua) naye pia alikuwa mwongo! Kwa nini? Huyu ndugu yetu aliwadanganya wafuasi wake ya kwamba, wengi wa watu waliokuwa wamesimama karibu naye hawatakuwa wamekufa kabla hajarudi (Mariko {Mark} 9:1) tena dunia.
Dini mbovu ya kikatoliki mpaka sasa haiwaruhusu wanawake kupiga kura huko Vatican! Mimi ninaamini ya kwamba Mwafrika ambaye ni mfuasi wa dini hizi mbili, hatumii akili yake hata kidogo. Kama ukitumia akili yako, huwezi kujiunga na dini ambayo inawabagua Wafrika, iliwauza Wafrika, na pia inafikiria ya kwamba rangi na nywele za Mwafrika ni mbaya!
Msingi (foundation) wa dini zote duniani ni ushirikina (superstition). Mimi siamini mambo ya ushirikina kwa hiyo, mimi si mfuasi wa dini yoyote iliyobuniwa (invented) na binadamu kama mimi kama Ndugu @Anonymous UI alivyosema.
Kuna dini nyingi duniani. Mimi sina shida na dini ambayo haienezi (spread) imani yake nje ya mahali ilipoanzia kama dini ya Kihindu. Kwa nini wakristo na waislamu hawafuati msimamo wa dini za Kiafrika? Dini za Kiafrika hazienezi imani yake nje ya mahali zilipoanzia.
Dini ya kikatoliki ni dini mbaya kuliko dini zote duniani nzima! Kwa hiyo, Ukimwona mkatoliki akija karibu nawe, nakuomba mara moja.
Sentensi ya mwisho…
Sentensi ya mwisho niliyoandika ilifaa kuwa, “…Ukimwona mkatoliki akija karibu nawe nakuomba “UKIMBIE” mara moja.”
Samahani sana wasomaji wa Gazeti letu “Tukufu” la Mwakilishi.
As for me, I don’t give a…
As for me, I don’t give a hoot what shimo someone decides to dunga. As long as it’s consensual and between mutual partners. These things are there to be enjoyed mos mos. These priests can NEVER say that they never used their power or position to get into relationships and impregnate the women the are involved with. The HYPOCRISY, The HYPOCRISY CATHOs jamani. I’m not luo but I know this phrase- AWUORO!
Are they paying 40K child…
Are they paying 40K child supports?