[sinkspur]

The married priests coming over from the Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches are too many as it is. Their existence confuses the laity.

A truly patronizing attitude. The "laity" are not confused; they see married men serving large parishes and see no reason why more married men can't serve the Church.

Celibacy has little witness value to lay people; they want good men to minister to them, married or celibate.

[RaginCajunTrad]

Evidently the laity you hang with are more in the know than the ones I hang with. Most of the laity in my area don't know of married priests, and if they do, they are apprehensive, even if the circumstances are explained to them.