The Supreme Court is right. That's no excuse for the church to be wrong.
The Court wrongly put the religious freedom of the employer against the religious freedom of employees. The most the Little Sisters should be doing is stating that using contraception could be a mortal sin (it's not, but that is another argument). Title VII has a religious exemption, which the Court should have adhered to rather than playing see no evil.
That said, the faithful needed a wake-up call. They need to feel their power and use it. I said how in a post early yesterday morning. They should not rely on Canon Law that might have been either. Here is the Cliff Notes version:
This is just as well because it puts the onus on the Faithful to take control of the Church from the hierarchy. We cannot go to the government to clean our own house. We can use this as a moment of empowerment. Indeed, we must.
Don't Leave. Our baptisms are as valid as that of any bishop or priest. Defy. As much as possible, act as if the hierarchy is simply not there. Detail and Debate, but don't hate. Always treat clergy and the consecrated as brothers and sisters in Christ. Denounce. Even in love, we must remain firm. Deploy, Defund and Dethrone. Ultimately, we are responsible for the structure of the Church. Ancient and Medieval structures were products of their ages. We now live in the age of democracy. The key feature is that they operate with our consent. It is up to us to change the rules.
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