The church opens recognition to the children of priests

Catholic priests have broken their celibacy vows and fathered children for decades, if not centuries. For a long time, the Vatican has not publicly addressed the question of which, if any, church responsibility should provide emotional and financial support to those children and their mothers. Until now.

A commission created by Pope Francis to address clergy sexual abuse will develop guidelines on how dioceses should respond to the problem of the children of priests.

The pontifical commission for the protection of minors has been criticized for doing too little on child sexual abuse. His decision to deal with the matter of father priests comes after the Irish bishops have been accepted as a global model.

They say that the well-being of a child must be the first consideration of a father priest and that he must "face" his personal, legal, moral and financial responsibilities.

The recognition of the problem is due in part to the fact that an organization has been launched designed to help priest children cope with the difficult circumstances of their childhood, they are talking like never before.

In the past, a bishop who stood in front of a father priest would have been very concerned that the priest would break his vow of celibacy. Probably the priest would have been invited to avoid being "tempted" again by the mother and told him to make sure that the child was cared for, but did not have a personal relationship.

Today a French ecclesiastical leader has received some children, children of priests. An unprecedented event in the Catholic Church which opens the doors to the children of priests.