You wrote:
“A divorced priest would present a scandalous situation in the Catholic Church.”
I remember reading about a former Episcopalian accepted into the Catholic priesthood under the Pastoral Provision. His wife divorced him AFTER he was ordained a Catholic priest. He didn’t want the divorce, but couldn’t stop it.
I didn’t see that as a scandal. There will be a number of worse cases that will come out of the woodwork when these Anglicans begin the process of applying for ordination.
And your opinion represents the Magisterium?
I’m familiar with Father William Shields. However, he’s not the only divorced Catholic priest. Also, there are divorced men who were ordained priests after getting annulments. Just like widowers can be ordained priests, the church under certain conditions allows men who are divorced to be ordained if the marriage was annulled. However, he can not be ordained if the annulment was granted due to his immaturity.