Spoken like a typical man who attends a church run by celibate men.
I have a man doctor that gives me advice on periods, etc. He has never personally experienced menstruation. That doesn't mean he doesn't know what he is talking about.
I'm thankful that priests are not married. Their lives are devoted to God, prayer and the parish. They don't have wives, in-laws, children, etc. to take them away from their work. Being a priest is a very demanding job.
It breaks my heart to see so many people shutting God out of creating life. God knows what is best for me. I don't pretend to think otherwise.
Why are you posing a question that seems to be filled with hyperbole and personal attack?
Speak to the issue -- don't act like a politician, please.
"Spoken like a typical man who attends a church run by celibate men."
Your comment is unnecessarily inflammatory. It's also factually inaccurate.
There are numerous ordained men in the Catholic churches who are or who have been married. Most Deacons are married. There are many married Priests in the Eastern Catholic churches, and even a few married Priests in the western (Roman) Catholic church. And then there are those who became Priests after being widowed.
Your comment also implies that the church is run solely by men. A point of view that borders on the laughable for those of us who actually attend Catholic parishes, or who have ever had any significant interaction with Nuns. Women, not men, are usually the ones who step forward to run the lay ministries in our parishes. And arguably *the* most powerful and influential Catholic in the U.S. during the last 25 years has been Mother Angelica.