When Man and woman come together in truly holy matrimony both are made into something more.... and when a cleric and his wife.. work together... their work is enhanced and I have seen this personally over my many years.

when they have children.. their congregation is enhanced as all take an interest in the wellbeing of the clerics family and its mutual from the clerics family to families with children in the congregation. A married cleric and his wife... or in some cases the female cleric and her husband are so attached to the congregation... they all become family ....... he /she shares of life and does more than just preach boring shit.

I have seen this in action and in many congregations both are clerics and share the job.

The reason marriage is not allowed in the Catholic church.. is they want their FATHERS to have ALL power and be separated from what should be a family of the congregation.

I belong to a small church I joined.. the first church I EVER joined in my whole life.. over a year ago now... and both are the pastors but he has a leading role.. and the family nature is visible there...

We don't have many children there because most members are older.. but they bring in grandchildren and great grandchildren now and then. This is a senior community I live in. ...