[so_real]

My feeling is that this is the fruit of an unnecessary and unwise celibate priesthood. How can we expect the Catholic church to defend the heterosexual contract between man, woman, and Maker when the Catholic church (largely) does not participate in such marriage? When God stated "it is not good for man to be alone" and thereby made woman, who are we to say this does not apply to priests? Pope Gregory VII got it wrong in 1075 when he banned marriage within the priesthood. A decree in 2017 undoing the decree in 1075 would go a long way in correcting the course. My opinion, anyway.

[Campion]

The Catholic Church raised marriage to the dignity of a sacrament. I don't know what more she could have done to exalt it

Nobody is required to become a priest. Those who do are given an ample opportunity to reflect on what they're potentially giving up.

Do you blame sexual abuse among teachers (where it is a much bigger problem) on celibacy, too?

[Fantasywriter]

Peter took his “believing wife” along with him on his gospel travels. Payl, otoh, was celibate,so there are Biblical examples of both states.