Good for us that we don’t teach that celibacy is required for priests.
There are married priests.
Did you know that?
YES I DO!!!!!
We have married priests here in our archdiocese...mostly converts from the Episcopalian Church.
And these priests are just as good as the single celibate priests and every bit as dedicated.
In the Ukrainian Catholic Church priests are permitted to be married.
And of course,our cousin priests in the Eastern Orthodox Church are also permitted to marry.