What if Thomas More had said that?
One thing for certain, Donald Wuerl is no John Fisher.
Look at the price the Catholic church paid for More, and for not granting Henry VIII what many Kennedy men today have been granted multiple times.
That was one of the examples, if I remember right. Thomas More made a principled stand in a highly political issue, and the Catholic church made one of its greatest enemies in England and the later Empire.
Notice that annulments were more common after that among crown heads and powerful leaders. Today it is not even considered an issue when the average person gets an annulment.
Not to throw to many rocks, all the synods and churches will have to face this issue. A great many will compromise to survive in the visible form, like many (including the Catholic church) did in the old Soviet Empire. Many will also go underground, or die a martyrs death. But for large institutions, the temptation to preserve the corporation at the expense of doctrine will be very, very, strong.
“Donald Wuerl is no John Fisher.”
Truer words were never spoken, Markomalley!
Donna Wuerl is scarcely a bishop of any sort, and only in the most technical sense. The girl is a hireling, not a shepherd.