We need more media sources to publish this kind of article - and others like Hederman's.  We even need more of it here, on NCR.  Until laity organize to push for diocesan wide discussion on issues like these, nothing will happen.

We need priests and vowed religious to speak up, but we need public discussion even more.  There is some good discussion going on at Association of Catholic Priests-Ireland and in some media there because Ireland is going through a great deal of separation of the influence of religion on government 
 and religion on society, which gives rise to opportunities to bring issues into greater public discussion.  The same is true in Australia because of the public beating the Catholic Church has taken in the Royal Commission investigations and because participation in practicing the faith was already waning.  

And here?  Voices that want change are disorganized and bishops are long practiced in successfully ignoring them.  I don't feel hopeful today.