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What a joke. A bunch of celibate men telling married couples how to have a good marriage and good family.
No joke at all. Do you know anyone who has trouble with their marriage? Whom did they seek to help them out? Did it work well? How much did they pay? And are they still lovingly together?

We know two very holy priests who come from strong Catholic families [lots of married siblings too], whose parents are very-much still together, and always will be. Priests that come from such backgrounds know ALL about what it takes to make a marriage work. And they don't charge the couples they help. And probably don't watch their watches for twenty minutes straight [toward the end of the hour] either...

1 Timothy 3:1-13 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church? He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless. Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things. Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well. For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

Priests that come from such backgrounds know ALL about what it takes to make a marriage work. And they don't charge the couples they help. And probably don't watch their watches for twenty minutes straight [toward the end of the hour] either...

Most of these priest leave home as teenagers for school...I doubt they were much involved in their parents intimate marriage life...