Having married presbyters/priests WAS allowed in the early Christian churches. Peter was certainly married as were probably the rest of the Apostles. Even today, the vast majority (90%) of Orthodox priests ARE married. Clerical celibacy was not even considered a general tradition or practice much less an ordinance before the start of the fourth century. Some of the history is explained
HERE. Who knows, maybe in our lifetime we might see the Roman Catholic Church change its practice on this, but one thing is for sure, clerical celibacy was NOT an Apostolic tradition.
clerical celibacy was NOT an Apostolic traditionMy extremely orthodox and scholarly Latin Mass priest did 6 sermons on priestly continence from Apostolic times. Yes, he cited sources. Did things fall apart from time to time as the Church grew? Of course. But the it comes from the beginning.