[boatbums]

“But for Newman himself, the 100% commitment to serving Christ, which he saw as the essence of the priesthood: he didn’t understand how that would be compatible with having a family,” Harrison explained.

I doubt the Lord's command to "be fruitful and multiply" to His male/female creation and His establishment and blessing of marriage for the good of society precluded ones ability to have 100% commitment to serving Christ. The Apostles and their disciples whom God used to preach the gospel, disciple believers and set up local churches throughout the world were nearly ALL married men. That didn't seem to hurt the effort.

[ebb tide]

I never did care about what you “doubt”.

[Campion]

You apparently also doubt St Paul when he wrote in 1 Cor that the celibate state was superior to the married state.