That was my first reaction, as I read this piece.  This response is so typical of people in power who believe that they know more than anyone else.  I believe hat this is THE symptom of one of the gravest problems in the Church.  A Church in which the hierarchy believes that they know better, have all of the answers, and need not concern themselves with the opinions of the laity, will remain mired in the past, welded to no longer functioning or functional structures.  From my perspective, such a position is evidence of incredible hubris and a shutting out of the Holy Spirit.