Early Morning Deep Thought
Because of their calling - or perhaps their ego (we'll talk later about whether the one leads to the other) - many members of the clergy like to take ideas further than our comfort level, or for that matter a reasonable level. The flock generally accept what they can or will and dispense with the rest. I even know a few Catholics who are not completely opposed to contraception, for example. Failing to leave the Church over such disagreements doesn't make you a reprobate or a bad parent. It makes you a normal church-goer. At the risk of offending my ordained readers (for whom of course this deep thought does not apply), the minister and his/her preaching content is not the only reason folks go to church; nor is the sermon usually even that person's biggest selling point, much less the church's. I would say it's not even in the top 5.

I say we hold our elected officials more accountable for the wars they start than the preaching they endure. But maybe that's just me.