1 Timothy 4:1-3
King James Version
4 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
Linking the abuse committed by priests to the requirement of celibacy is ridiculous. If they were connected there would be no abuse by school teachers, Boy Scout leaders, Protestant ministers, etc.
BTW, I belong to a Catholic Ordinariate that has plenty of married priests. My own pastor is a married priest. So I’m not opposed to married priests in concept. But the idea that removing the general celibacy requirement would fix the problem is absurd.
The problem is that they admitted homosexuals to the priesthood. The vast majority of the abuse was with pubescent and teenage boys. Celibacy had nothing to do with it.