That is a very good point. This not just about abortion or a war on Catholics. This is a direct attack against religion and the American People realize that. The "Statist Left" were not expecting the uproar.
The Obama crowd apparently didn’t calculate that this wasn’t just a fiddly bit of ritual. That orthodox Catholics viewed this as a sanctity of life issue just as much as if Obama had expected Catholics to contribute to private murders, and especially when it comes to “Plan B” pills.