Ah yes, I remember now. I grew up in the maritimes- this story was a BIGGIE in it's day. It was a big tv event too, if I recall, but I didn't see it. Was it CBC or the National Film Board? I'll try to track it down.
Preists should not have to remain celibate. Or Nuns, for that matter. How can you supress your primal human urges in the name of spirituality? Mind over matter, I suppose.