text: Hi Marilyn,
  
  I can feel your pain.  We are dealing with a bland, very conservative, super clerical priest in my home parish.  He is home grown in New England but still the wrong priest can wreck a parish and the laity need to fight for their parish's survival before everyone leaves.  Often, if enough laity complain to the bishop, in time, he will replace the pastor.  
  
  It is true that because we don't ordain women priests, & then also married priests, we are left with those men who are willing to be celibate, often these men are far from the cream of the crop of those called by God.
  
  However, we also should not create Gender Segregation thru optional celibacy for all men, only, so all men rule over all women in our church because deacons have no authority.  We should not put gasoline on a fire, or create more severe sexism in our church.  We need to demand equal ordination for all called & then optional celibacy for all priests.
  
  I suggest you join Women's Ordination Conference.