It is an internal document,” Vatican spokesman Alessandro Gisotti told The New York Times in an article published Monday. Around 50,000 children have been fathered by Catholic priests around the world - despite their vow of celibacy - it has been revealed. While priests are more likely to decide to donate their possessions to the church after their death if they do not have a family, we can ask what would happen if they decide not to do so. The Vatican confirmed Monday that it has a secret set of guidelines for priests who break their vow of celibacy and have children. No Christian minister is allowed to have … The Catholic Church maintains a position based on a misinterpretation of scripture that priests should not marry. I wish people would understand Catholicism instead of just speculating. The children of priests have long suffered in silence and shame, their mothers pressured to keep quiet and keep the secret. The money issue is absolutely false. All Catholic ministers are called priests. Priests do not adopt in the west because they are not married. Faced with this, the diocesan priest vice-dean of the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University of Chile, Rodrigo Polanco, tells us that this decision would be practically impossible to take. “I can confirm that these guidelines exist. Nearly 1,700 priests and other clergy members that the Roman Catholic Church considers credibly accused of child sexual abuse are living under the radar, an Associated Press investigation has found. So Anglican ministers can marry & have sex within marriage, Catholic ministers cannot. Priests, if they have money or property may pass it on to whomever they wish in their will. It seems that every month a Catholic diocese somewhere in the country releases a list of credibly accused predator priests that rivals the list originally put forth by the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team.The Catholic church seems to have a near monopoly on child sexual abuse in religious settings. One of the most misunderstood promises made by a man receiving Holy Orders is his commitment to celibacy. Priests in the east, who are often married, can adopt children.