Commonly repeated lie.
I would like to know what you mean by this comment. I don’t remember the date, but the Latin Church did make it mandatory.
Having two jobs isn’t easy, try three! I know many of my fellow Orthodox priest that do. Their parishes are to small to pay much, so they have another paying job as well as being a dad. At one time the man would go to seminary right after high school, marry, waited until his kids were older, then was ordained and accepted a parish. Now that more women hold jobs, that isn’t the case.
FYI: The Catholic Church did recognize Holy Orders of the ECUSP until they started ordaining women.