[GirlShortstop]

Because Fr. Wilson finds it (rightly, I might add) offensive that US bishops have not spoken out sufficiently about the "crisis in catechesis, religious life, priesthood, seminaries, universities and colleges, high schools, family life, moral theology, liturgy, and spirituality...," he thinks that to take up the matter of widening the pool of candidates for better propsects, real men, for the priesthood at this time, is a mere "rearranging the chairs on the Titanic".

What about the concept of KISS? (keep it simple stupid):  get your house in order first, and move on to further issues from there.

"Goodbye, Good Men" illustrates some remarkable points related to seminarians, orthodoxy, and agenda-driven members within the Church that I am inclined to believe must be examined and changed in order to end the crisis.  The number of ordinations is UP in dioceses run by Bishops who are unwavering on Church teaching.  

Curtiss explained that when dioceses and religious orders are unambiguous about the priesthood as the Church defines this calling, when there is strong support for vocations, and a minimum of dissent about the male, celibate priesthood, then there are documented increases in the number of candidates who respond to the call.   p4 A Man-Made Crisis, Goodbye, Good Men

If this is accurate and true, why not examine and implement what is being done properly instead of what I see as an "easy out" of married priests?

[sinkspur]

If this is accurate and true, why not examine and implement what is being done properly instead of what I see as an "easy out" of married priests?

How many priests are needed in Nebraska?

You present good points. That's why a discussion is needed, not slamming the door shut on anybody who broaches the subject of married priests, especially when there are married priests in Eastern Rites, and in the Latin Rite itself.