The relationship went on until Nathan was nearly 2 years old , Bond said . Nathan Hale 's father is the priest who raised him , John Willenborg . Nathan 's mother had a confidential agreement with the church to keep Willenborg 's identity secret . His father went public about the secret agreement after he contracted cancer .
Nathan Hale 's father is the priest who raised him , John Willenborg . Nathan 's mother had a confidential agreement with the church to keep Willenborg 's identity secret . His father went public about the secret agreement after he contracted cancer .