Two thoughts:
1)  The issue of gender is often the elephant in the room.  Until women are treated as complete members of the Church, the Church will not be a truly moral institution and will be unable to adequately address any issues affecting real people.  
2)  For all of those who insist on the rule of law as being paramount:  "laws are manmade and therefore modifiable".   Current immigration law desperately needs to be modified.  It is inhumane.