EDINBURGH (SCOTLAND)
The Scotsman
February 24, 2019
Internet DNA-testing sites have led to a wave of adults discovering that they were fathered by Catholic priests and then banished to Scotland, it was claimed.
The Catholic Church in Scotland has admitted it has no idea how many Scottish priests, or those working in the country, have fathered children. But campaigners have claimed children were sent to Scotland from Ireland and England as a way of keeping them hidden from parish communities which may find out about their parentage.
Campaign group Coping International, founded by Vincent Doyle, who grew up in Ireland believing a priest was his godfather only to discover he was actually his dad, has warned it can push people to ‘psychosis’.
Mr Doyle said: “We are supporting eight Scottish people.
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