Revisiting the whole dissent thing.  My dissent on LGBT matters and suggestion that doctrine should change has no impact on me, because I am not gay.  While I hope my gay brother finds peace back in the Church, he did leave, largely because of the hateful tones.  I will not back hate in my name.  Whether hate was intended, it was received that way and when you are the Church, you are responsible for how communication lands.

My dissent on abortion is mostly on law, not doctrine.  While I do dissent from the illogic of not having an abortion when a trisomic pregnancy that will assuredly kill the child before birth may also kill the mother as long as the child lives, this is a rare case that most doctors would ignore and most confessors would not even require a penance for.  On law, whatever the motivation of the Brennan decision on Roe, the logic is correct.  Further, it is obvious when some right wing bishop talks about the abortion law in America that they are ignorant...