I’m not catholic but in today’s world that may be a good thing. Sex and procreation are as natural as breathing if you ask me.
Only within a loving relationship Between married man and woman
That is sacred
Frankly everything else he wants to do concerns me more than this.
Celibacy has only been Church doctrine for the past 1000 years. It was imposed largely for reasons of protecting Church property from claims from offspring than for any Biblical reason.
Right now we’re taking clergy from other churches who wish to convert, and telling them to bring the wife and kids. In this area a married Pentecostal minister was recently ordained, which received widespread media coverage. So married Priests are already out there.
Frankly the Church has no other choice, as it simply cannot continue to operate with the number of Priests plummeting as quickly as it has. And apparently very few young men are looking to sign-up for the celibacy thing.
Personally I think that celibacy provided a convenient cover for gays and pedophiles, one which they actually found attractive. Opening the Priesthood to more sexually well-adjusted people can only be a good thing IMHO.
A lot of opposition is coming from traditionalists, which I understand. Scratch the surface and I suspect you’ll find more coming from the gay cabal that does not want their little party being crashed.