Thank you for your honest answer Joe, there are still things which I do not understand, like how can the church see celibate priests as "better servants to their community" than the ones who share the lifestyle of those they serve?

In addition, why are priests who believe in celibacy as a virtue, termed "conservative".....surely such unreasonable beliefs should be classed as "radical"

This may be a good time for people like yourself to start pressing for a change in the rule, if you wish to see a stronger and more importantly a better Church.