The problem is defying discipline, in putting our selves and out cultural gender issues before the liturgical unity of the Church. That is the problem here and one of the greatest problems that the Catholic Church faces in western culture. Western culture teaches us to put the individual above all others, Catholicsim teaches us to put the community before ourselves.

I would think that simply being moral creatures teaches us to put the community before ourselves. (Yeah, I am being idealistic again.)

I can completely understand the fact that you are upset the the protests are detracting from what is the holiest time of the Catholic year. But these are members of the community who are protesting (I think. If someone is not a part of the Catholic community and is directly protesting this specific incidence they need to stop and think about what they are doing and why). What happens when the disciplines and the needs of the community itself are in conflict?

I understand putting community first. I understand and am more than willing to sacrifice my own needs and desires to bring about a greater good. I will admit that I am not religious enough to understand putting a liturgy above the needs of a community.