Not everyone thinks the married priests are perfect for their assigned jobs. Obviously I am repeating the opinion of those close to the situation.
Marriage and family cannot bring balance to the life of a priest since it is all encompassing, it is a vocation, not just a job. I must know the particularly dedicated type because they hardly get any rest, everyone always wants something from them. As I said, I observe this close up, not from a distance.
As for the scandalous behavior, 80% per cent of that over the fifty years they looked at was by homosexuals. They would not be helped by marrying a woman, it would not be a valid marriage.
Our congregations are much larger than the Orthodox, therefore much more work.
Calling this a 'policy' rather dismisses the Grace that Our Lord gives to those He calls. Virginity is a very high calling, it has always been valued in the Church, it is never valued by pagans.
I call it a policy because it something that was institutionalized by the Church much later and for reasons which have nothing to do with anything that can be found in the Bible. The policy was instituted at the First Lateran Council in 1123. At that time there were huge corruption issues in the Church, specifically nepotism and simony were big issues in the Middle Ages.
Now as for the full job description for service in the clergy, look no further than the New Testament:
” This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous. One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God? Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.”
1 Timothy 3:1-7
There you go. The complete job description for service in the clergy directly from the Holy Bible. Why would anyone want to change it?