AdvertisementIrish Bishops Advise Priests With Children How To 'Face Up' To ResponsibilitiesAugust 22, 2017Colin DwyerfacebookEmailA priest blesses a boy during Holy Communion. Earlier this year, the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference approved guidelines for priests who father children. In the guidelines, which were recently published online, the Irish bishops advised any priest who is also a father to "face up to his responsibilities — personal, legal, moral and financial." (AP)