You are very correct. Only one thing in my opinion would be good is to start to ordain married men. This is the ancient traditional custom preserved in the Eastern Orthodox Church and proven to be beneficial. Parish priests with wives and children tend to be closer to the faithful, give them good example and are too busy for liberal experimentation or fooling around.
There is something beautifully wonderful and holy about a man devoting the entirety of himself to the path of Christ. Some think it is too much to ask. I don't, but I could be wrong.