Bold, Forward Thinking Bishops Needed

According to many Catholic news sources, German Cardinal Kasper, said that "if during an upcoming meeting of bishops on the Amazon region the prelates asked for the ordination of married men, the Pope would grant the request." Though Pope Francis has said he doesn't want to be responsible for offering optional celibacy for Roman Catholic priests, and ending mandatory celibacy, it seems if the bishops tell him how dire the situation is, maybe he will consider it, not only in the Amazon region of the world, but everywhere.
I can't imagine the bishops who have priest shortages to deal with, and some priests responsible for multiple parishes and some diocese's facing large lawsuits from the sexual abuse crisis, won't think about the advantages of optional celibacy for men of exceptional virtue and love for the Church.
I don't understand how the Catholic Church can hold onto a failing policy (it doesn't work for everyone), and man-made law that is so obviously hurting the Church.
I fully understand that for some men, the discipline of mandatory celibacy is a good and holy option, but its not for everyone who wants to serve. Especially in the modern age, it is unrealistic to think that all men can live without the prospect of getting married and having a family.
The Church is going to have a hard time evangelizing in the modern age, if it doesn't look realistically at the problems it faces.
People want kind, compassionate, understanding and holy priests. It doesn't matter if they're married or not. I've met some very holy priests in the Greek Orthodox Church, with wives and children and they're making it work. And so are rabbi's, and Protestant ministers.
Bishops of the world need to be bold and courageous and ask the Pope to allow married priests and optional celibacy, not only in the Amazon but throughout the world.
Evangelical Protestant ministers are making great inroads in Africa and Latin and South America. They bring their wives along and they have a helper and companion to serve the Lord and do God's work.
Isn't the Eucharist and the availability of the Eucharist for all, more important that a man-made law
which narrows the "pool" of available holy men for the priesthood? Common sense must prevail and if prayer is needed to consider changing the law and allowing optional celibacy, then let the prayer begin. But the bishops of the world must help Pope Francis to see what is needed for God's people in the 21st century and how a man-made law can be changed for the good of the Church and its future.
NJA