[Jim from C-Town]

There are already Orthodox Churches in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church that allow married priests. The Roman (Latin) Church only instituted celibacy in the 11th Century , but it may have been as early as the Pontificate of St. Leo the Great in the Fifth Century.

Regardless, It is something I think unlikely to change soon. If it does they may find more problems than solutions.

[Ransomed]

Try finding one liberal of any faith that accepts abortion, ‘gay marriage’ and female clergy but also thinks the Catholic discipline of celibacy is valuable and should be continued. The liberals invariably hate it and constantly howl that it should be ended as soon as possible.

Freegards

[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

I don’t about that. According to the NY Daily News (7/14/14):

“In translation of a recent interview, the Pope is quoted as saying he will find a solution to the problem of celibacy-—a major shift in the Vatican, which in the past has been intractable on the requirement for priests.”

I would agree with you on this point. It took the Church many centuries to implement the current policy and it will it take a long time to unwind it. Probably it will be done gradually and in baby steps. We already see it happening now. In my archdiocese we already have a large number of married priests. And they do just fine I might add.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Tiny terminology correction: Orthodox is different from Eastern Catholic.

But you're right: both the Orthodox and the Eastern Catholics ordain married men to the priesthood.

[The_Reader_David]

There are already Orthodox Eastern Rite Churches in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church that allow married priests. The Roman (Latin) Church only instituted celibacy in the 11th Century , but it may have been as early as the Pontificate of St. Leo the Great in the Fifth Century.

If they are in full communion with Rome, they are not Orthodox.