Actions speak louder than words. Jesus is the High Priest and He did not marry. Priests are an alter Christus (other Christ) and can give their entire existence to the priesthood in imitation of Christ.
Orthodox priests in the East are permitted to marry.
No they aren't. They must marry before ordination. Once ordained, no priest can marry.
I don’t think priests are even mentioned in the Bible. Jesus was a messenger, teacher, example, savior, son of God and God but I don’t recall mention of Priest.
Then why not allow married men in the Catholic Church apply for ordination as it is done in the Greek Catholic Church, the Ukrainian Catholic Church, Middle Eastern Catholic churches, and Orthodox churches?
Once again there is NOTHING absolutely NOTHING in the Bible requiring priests to be celibate. Not in the Old Testament, not in the Gospels. In point of fact, priests were married men in the Bible from Aaron on down.