“The non-Catholic busybody struts around the board, soils it, then declares victory.”
The argument made by the writer is that by giving himself to God, the priest learns more about giving to someone else than a married man. And while I haven’t quoted scripture, metmom has: “Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife...”
While that verse does not necessarily REQUIRE an overseer to be married, it certainly rejects the idea that one CANNOT be married. In this case, the soiling pigeons are in agreement with the Creator, while the chess-playing Catholics post pictures of boxes of cereal - a rather unique approach to the game of chess!
For the last time, read what I have written, inform yourself, that celibacy is neither dogmatic, nor universal.
There are married Roman Catholic priests, both from the Eastern Rites, as well as former Episcopalian/Anglicans.
I was willing to agree with your second paragraph, until you brought in something completely unrelated.
If you can’t figure out the parallels between Christ, and his bride, the Church, and celibate priest with his bride, the Church, I can’t help you.