[Antoninus]

Why would you even expect them to behave like normal human beings under a man made set of draconian standards?

Christ himself abided by this "man-made" set of "draconian standards." You are a child of the world and are incapable of understanding why anyone would put aside worldly desires to dedicate themselves to otherworldly work. Admitedly, I had trouble understanding this too when I was a child. But not anymore.

Have you failed to realize that a double standard would naturally arise when the psychologically unbalanced or utter liars were elevated to the clergy and placed in charge of the theology and treasure of the Church?

Certainly not. All men are sinners. But the doctrine of the Church is tended by the Holy Spirit. I don't worry about that. As for the treasure, it could all be stripped away, and the True Church would still stand just as it did in front of the jeering crowds in the arena.

[Bluntpoint]

"But the doctrine of the Church is tended by the Holy Spirit. I don't worry about that."

It is admirable to live by principle.

It is sad to see principle when it does not exist.

The facade of celibacy is just that, a facade.

Adherents have to make intellectual backflips to believe otherwise. Their heads ring with cognative dissonace.