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Out of obedience to the original Covenant with Abraham, Jews continue to circumcise they males. Even if there are modern methods to resist infection (and there should be no reason for one of those infections to be an STD since promiscuity is still not allowed), Jews continue the tradition of obedience. It's one of the characteristics of being Jewish.

Even if job performance should become moot (and it won't) concerning celibate priests, there's still the command of obedience that we all must follow. For Catholic Priests, one of those commands to be obedient requires celibacy. If a man can't be celibate, then he shouldn't be a priest. The vocation is not meant for everyone.

Your statement is false. There are numerous Catholic married priests they simply are not in Latin rite churches in western countries.

That is precisly why there is a debate about it at the Synod, there are numerous bishops there from countries which allow married priests, and they are Catholic and there are others from areas which do not allow it and wonder why.

If it was as open as shut as some would like to beleive there would not be a signifigant amount of time spent on it.

I doubt you will see serious discussion time for gay priests, because that is an open and shut issue and not worth the time discussing, however the history of married clergy in the early church, and the presence of married clergy in many parts of the modern church makes the discussion quite complex and worth discussion.

To revise your comment SOME catholic priests are commanded to be celibate, other are not, and between both many wonder why.