Dear Photius,
You are more than correct in what you said above!
You ONLY spoke in defense of the married priest in EC Churches - and you did so quite eloquently.
The Eastern tradition is to have married priests in the parishes and monastics in monasteries.
Quite a balanced approach, I would say.
What the celibate RC priesthood needs today is a good dose of the spirit of sacrifice that comes from asceticism.
Asceticism is something that we all need to return a focus to in our spiritual lives, even though it seems to be politically incorrect to speak about it.
I am very hopeful that the new Pope will help us Catholics return to a more committed moral and spiritual life.
Thank you for your balanced and well-reasoned posts that teach us so much.
Alex
