The article should not be too disappointed at how the vote on moral and social issues went down.  The political noise coming from the flight deck of the USCCB is the sound of one hand clapping.  All of the groups cited are examples of directives from the top of the pyramid that never really make it to the pews.
In a church that fails to regularly evangelize and teach from that top, and instead chooses to extemporize and condemn with the tip of their index finger,  it is no wonder that the faithful have become tone deaf.  

In California I was disappointed that the death penalty was not disallowed, but I heard not one word from the altar to support this important measure.  In the Catholic structure and in the rare air of the Episcopacy, there is too much talking among themselves, self congratulatory back slapping, and "look good in Rome nonsense" that doesn't go anywhere.  

It is time to come down from the mountain, roll up your sleeves, and stand in the mud with the rest of us.