Frances, the official answer of the Church to their priests who father children has always been to give up the woman so that the man can remain a priest.  Children were not even mentioned or second thoughts.  So now the hierarchy does not like the heat because, they believe in their own royalty.  They continue to believe that they are seen by God as holier than the laity so their horrible behavior has always been forgiven and kept silent and often the silence has been justified by the sanctity of confession.  Now that many lay Catholics have years of education, more so than most priests, this misbehavior by those who consider themselves some how above the laity is seen for what it is---- Pure hypocrisy... If the current hierarchy wishes to have any self respect, they will reform their own clericalism.  FAT CHANCE!  All their commissions are just an attempt to spread blame back to the laity and further obfuscate their own responsibilities in support of their own myth.