The celibacy rule does not encourage sexual deviants, improper discernment and lax seminaries do. To say that lack of sexual activity will cause men (or women) to homosexually prey on teens and children is an absurdity.
If that was the case then any man hitting a dry patch in his marriage should not be let into middle schools and elementary schools. It is a very asinine argument.
All I am saying is that if I am a homosexual and I don’t want anyone to know, becoming a priest is the best way to hide it. The seminaries have to be lax because nobody wants to be a priest, but they have too many open positions to fill. If they let priests get married, it would draw more to the profession and the seminaries could afford to be stricter. The lack of sexual activity does not cause sexual deviance, we agree on that. I know the celebacy thing made the idea of me personally going into the priesthood a non-starter. I can’t possibly be the only one.