“the article basically outlines why he thinks it’s not his job to defend the statues, that the laity should do it.”
False. From the first paragraph: “I will gladly admit that there are certain practical steps that bishops can and should take in regard to such a situation. We can indeed lobby politicians, encourage legislative changes, and call community leaders together, all of which bishops have been doing. But what struck me again and again as I read these rather taunting remarks is that these folks, primarily lay men and women, are putting way too much onus on the clergy and not nearly enough on themselves.”
But what have they exactly been lobbying for? Open borders, socialized medicine, distribution of wealth, baiting race wars, etc.