Talk politics.

The Vatican is actually quite powerless in stopping priests from marrying. They'd like people to think that they control their flock as well as Peter controlled the flock of Jesus, but their lack of control shows them to be the worthless power structure that they are. The only true authority they have is in convincing Californians to defraud people of their civil rights, and at that they needed the assistance of their compatriots from the Great Salt Lake.