I didn't miss the point, I was making the point that the transgression meriting shunning from the community was not just sexual, it was primarily a violation of property rights...the most important property right at that, the continuation of one's paternal line in one's own children.

As to the priesthood, it's always been good at destroying itself.  The reason it's almost accomplished that this time around also involves property rights. The cover up was all about protecting assets and property.  Men are pretty predictable when it comes to protecting their property and property rights.  Celibacy or lack there of has nothing to do with it.