I am not so sure Jesus' life was as out of step... as today's hierarchy.  After all, He did not burst on the public scene till age 30.  I thought prior to that, he was a carpenter or handyman.  Since there is no mention that I know of as as to whether he was married, or not, my jury is out on that.  Where he was "out of step" was in his criticism of some of the elders of his own faith.  I don't see that in the Catholic priesthood.  Of course, he was also different in his incredible ability to heal.  One can not expect that of everyone.

As to your third sentence, "I think it boils down to a diluted understanding of what love..."  That expresses what a lot of married laity think is what is lacking in single priests.

I am pleased that you have "the sixties" in quotes as sociological research then, and now, shows that the "sex revolution" occurred in the seventies.  The change for a lot of men was that they began having sex with "the girl next door" instead of prostitutes.

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