[a history buff]

Celibacy was only strictly imposed during the counterreformation, and is more a matter of appearance than reality in vast swathes of globe.

[cimon]

I'm going to get flack for this, but it seems to me that celibacy (except for the very few who are inclined towards it) isn't a natural state for human beings. Sexual repression can lead to perversion. Hence you have priests buggering little boys. I'm not suggesting they screw around, but wouldn't allowing them to marry solve this problem?