You wrote:
“Now, now, don’t bring up the logical inconsistencies in this “law”; that’ll be regarded as Catholic bashing!”
There are no logical “inconsistencies” there.
Hmmm... The “foundation on which the Church was built”, Peter, was married. Most of the early Church fathers were married. Bishops were told they could only have one wife...
Then, several centuries later, it’s decided that priests and bishops cannot be married at all, because it’s God’s will and tradition and Scripture say so.
Yep, no inconsistencies there!