Over 200
Where are they located?
Mostly in conservative dioceses and in the Southwest.
Got some statistics to back this up?
No. But the local experience is that all of the parishes pastored by Anglican dispensation priests have experienced growth since these men arrived. Maybe they would have experienced growth anyway, but there are not hordes of Catholics marching out of these churches.
Catholics are not bothered by having married men in the priesthood.
How about married women, or single women for that matter?
You mean some Catholics are not bothered by it, and more than likely it is because they really don't understand the purpose and merits of the discipline celibacy. But it's not all there fault, many people who want to promote the idea of a married priesthood are doing all that they can to make sure Catholics don't understand the wisdom of the discipline of celibacy.
A friend was in a small parish that was in limbo for several years until they got a former Anglican who was definitely married (he loved to show everyone pictures his grandchildren).
My friend told me about the first Mass he said. Halfway down the aisle, he stopped and yelled, "Look, people, I don't like singing solo, and I know you sure don't like HEARING me sing solo, so you'd better drown me out!"
Well, they started singing...and the parish started growing.
I don't think it's a coincidence...
That kind of statement is not proven, is typically motivated by personal ambition, and furthermore, is irrelevant, as the Church is not a democracy.
These are largely the same Catholics who're not bothered by women's ordination or contraception. Fortunately, what they think doesn't count.
Well, this Catholic is. A nearby Parish has a married Priest (former Anglican) and I, having been married to a Lutheran Pastor for 8 years, will not attend.
It's me and my opinion, but when I look at a Priest, I expect to see "holy" and "celibate" and "totally devoted to Christ and the Church." I do not want to see a husband or even a Foster Father. I want to see a Priest who reads everything that comes from the Vatican. That alone would take up a majority of his waking hours.
As I stated, I was married to a Lutheran Pastor. HE spent too much of his time "counseling" various women in the church. What was it Luther said? Something about "moderation in all things?" Even adultery? Not to say that a Catholic Priest has never done the same thing, but at least the Priest doesn't have a wife and two kids who trust him and are awaiting his return home. A married Priesthood would open the doors to too many other situations.
Yes, that's just MY opinion.