So much equivocation in your reply you are making my point... "equality is good on the surface but the problem is... Nothing wrong married priests however..."  The proverbial half-empty glass never ends with you folks, always assuming the worst about your neighbor whenever your theology doesn't match up, all the while ignoring Christ's foremost commands... and another thing (now that you got me started on this rant), both repentant and unrepentant sinners alike have been receiving communion for centuries, only in recent decades have we made such a public fetish about one's worthiness to receive since all other imperial tactics have been tried and failed... and, finally, some experts estimate (based on observable and empirical data alike) that upwards of 50% of "celibate" priests are anything but that... in what universe is a 50% success rate a winning strategy?... not to mention the 90+% of RC's who believe in and fully embrace responsible family planning (i.e., contraception)!!!