Archbishop Broglio and the Archdiocese stand firm in the belief, based on legal precedent, that such a directive from the Army constituted a violation of his Constitutionally-protected right of free speech and the free exercise of religion, as well as those same rights of all military chaplains and their congregants.Following a discussion between Archbishop Broglio and the Secretary of the Army, The Honorable John McHugh, it was agreed that it was a mistake to stop the reading of the Archbishop's letter. Additionally, the line: "We cannot-we will not-comply with this unjust law" was removed by Archbishop Broglio at the suggestion of Secretary McHugh over the concern that it could potentially be misunderstood as a call to civil disobedience.
First, this is an attack on the legitimacy of the Chaplain Corps itself, for, if they don't represent a real live denomination, then they represent the US government, and there is no such constitutional religion.
Second, the Chief of Chaplains went along with Obama, and in some frame of mind (drugged or drunken?) thought it "wise" to instruct chaplains to the ignore the doctrine and beliefs of HIS OWN church (Rutherford's also a Roman Catholic), a move that puts those chaplains at odds with their very reason for being in the chaplaincy in the first place...to be a fully ordained representative of their denomination to the military.
Third, one hopes the chief had some strategery in mind that missed the eye, because otherwise he deserves a dunce cap.
It was a demonstration of power. Basically, telling the Catholic chaplains that Caesar demands his pinch of incense, and the Pope can go pound sand. It worked just as planned.
The Chaplain core (which you are/were a member of if I remember right) was just told that they serve the State, not God. Similar tricks have been done in other places. There will be more pressure, to the point where either the core goes away or becomes some sort of State religion.