Nonsense. There are married Orthodox priests, there are married Protestant convert priests, there are married deacons. And the Church, and Western Civilization, are stil standing.
BTW, the Catholic Church has been ordaining married men as deacons for twenty-five years. There are several thousand of them throughout the United States. They do everything priests do except celebrate the Eucharist and the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Has anyone heard of ONE INSTANCE of pederasty or pedophilia among them?
Yes, I have heard of one. And of very many among other married men.
The "deacons" have not been around for long enough and they are NOT what the liberals have a problem with, you see. The "real" Catholic clergy -- priests, bishops, and the Pope -- is the target.
There are some good points in that article.