Catholic Church asked to acknowledge priest’s daughter

AUCKLAND (NEW ZEALAND)
Radio NZ

February 12, 2018

By Phil Pennington

Kathleen* holds the rosary that was her mother’s.

On the living room wall behind her is the wooden cross that was her father’s.

Her father was a Catholic priest.

He took Holy Orders. He had a high profile in the Auckland diocese, said Kathleen. He was meant to be celibate.

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