I would like to give my full support to the letter written by Bishop Crispian Hollis (4 July) regarding the possible ordination of married men. During my time as Bishop of Brentwood we had quite a number of former Anglican and ordinariate married priests working in parishes and they were extremely well received by the people. It seems to me that what people are looking for above all else are good priests and whether they are married or not would appear to be secondary.Thomas McMahon Bishop Emeritus, Brentwood diocese.l Ten years ago, to mark my ruby jubilee as a priest, I wrote an article for The Tablet in praise of the gift that celibate priesthood has been to the Church, and then went on to add how urgent the need now was to considering opening the priesthood as well to married men. My