[raybbr]

So, was Christ celibate his whole life?

In any case the Church has two choices. Allow priests to marry and grow the numbers in the priesthood or don't allow marriage and let the numbers continue to shrink.

[Petronski]

In any case the Church has two choices. Allow priests to marry and grow the numbers in the priesthood or don't allow marriage and let the numbers continue to shrink.

That's a common myth.

There are waiting lists for conservative, traditional seminaries.