The Latin Rite may need celibacy, but it has been moving away from the requirement for the better part of thirty years.
The married permanent diaconate was introduced in 1977 (interestingly, the Council of Trent advocated a reintroduction of the married diaconate), and the Anglican dispensation was approved by John Paul II in 1980 (this dispensation now includes Lutherans, Methodists, and one Baptist).
BTW, I'm glad your posting publicly. Your contributions are thoughtful, logical, and appropos.
I view the married diaconate and the allowances of specific exceptions to the general discipline of mandatory celibacy as actually strengthening the discipline.
As to all that nice stuff that you wrote after that, well... * blush *, thanks. I'm trying.
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