[jecIIny]

"For example, if the goal is to create an Anglican Rite ecclesiastical structure in communion with Rome, then is a celibate episcopacy absolutely necessary? Can Rome be in communion with a church that has married bishops the same way she is in communion with a church that has married priests?"

I think there is zero likelihood of Rome agreeing to married bishops in any Rite in the Catholic Church. It contradicts a discipline dating to the earliest days of the church. Clement was probably the last Roman Bishop to be married. A married episcopacy would cause serious problems not merely within the western tradition of the Catholic Church but also it would seriously harm efforts at reunification with the Orthodox. There is a remote possibility of Rome granting a one time only dispensation to the current generation of bishops in the TAC. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that a married clergy may be allowed. But the day Rome allows married bishops in any Rite is the day that I will become an Atlanta Braves fan (thats Apostasy in baseball).

[bobjam]

If the goal is complete unification between traditionalist Anglicans and Rome, then of course married bishops would be out of the question (possibly married priests as well). I don't know of too many people who are actually pushing for that.