Just finished "What went wrong with Vatican II - The Catholic Crisis explained" by Ralph M. McInerny. Basically this book outlines how the theologians set themselves up as an alternative teaching magisterium. After Humanae Vitae was published, a bunch of them took out a full page ad in the NY Times and stated that the HV teaching was in error. If I had the time or the inclination to type, I'd type out the content of the ad. It is astonishing in its presumption. And it confused the laity. And here we are.
Regarding the priesthood. My parish priest (aged 68) has addressed it several times. Tells us to prepare for a desolate priesthood in the future unless the Church admits a married clergy as it did before it invented celibacy in the 11th century (I purchased and read Cardinal Stickler's book on the celibate clergy, but decided not to give it to this priest although I probably should - don't think history matters much to him unless it fits in with his fuzzy agenda). God help him, he is so uninspiring anyway, I can't imagine any boy or man looking hopefully and prayerfully at a priestly vocation.