[Thorin]

The celibate priesthood has served the Roman Catholic Church well for centuries; there is no reason to abandon it. Those agitating for its removal also are generally the same ones agitating for contraception, women priests, and the like.

[sinkspur]

The celibate priesthood has served the Roman Catholic Church well for centuries; there is no reason to abandon it. Those agitating for its removal also are generally the same ones agitating for contraception, women priests, and the like.

Nobody would be abandoning celibacy; the Church would simply expand the number of married men who could enter ministry, reserving the episcopacy for celibates.