Nora is not "swimming in an ocean of irrational hate."  Both canon law and the documents of Vatican II give the laity, not only the right, but the DUTY to make known their needs and those of the People of God.  This is a demonstrated demoralizing situation which is not just occurring HERE, but in other places around the nation.  The situation is that of priests who are not demonstrating the thinking, the feeling, the willing---the religious and moral habits---which build the hermeneutical framework for the BEST pastoral action among the people that this priest has been assigned to SERVE.  Nora is not acting as a 'man-hater.' She can't help it that only men are permitted to be ordained as priests.   

Every age, every culture needs to develop and exercise new habits to lead to better pastoral approaches.  This is done to focus on not only the needs of today but of the future.  And this cannot be done by repeating the WORST approaches of the past.