text: This is because most or all of the Church's arguments lead back to preserving hierarchy between husband and wife and faithful and clergy. That is why gay marriage confounds them so, no one is naturally in charge in a gay marriage. That kind of example in both gay and hetero marriage kills the marriage model of Jesus as spouse of the Church. With it goes the retributive sacrifice of cross model, to be replaced by a divine vision quest and brotherhood with Jesus, which hardly leaves room for leaving our sisters out of the priesthood. The Trads can't help but picking on these sores, even though it makes the infection worse. Laying low might be best for traditionalists, but they just can’t help themselves.