"if people are not going to follow your edicts you may as well make sure that they do so in the healthiest way possible"
I'm not sure I understand, so I want to make this clear. Are you saying that "If people do not wish to follow the Church's teaching, the Church should make sure they not-follow-the-teaching in the healthiest way possible?"
Suppose a friend wants to commit suicide. You say that suicide is bad, and she shouldn't commit it. But she says well, I'm not going to follow your advice -- so you should help me commit suicide in the healthiest way possible! How do you reply?
I'm not sure I understand, so I want to make this clear. Are you saying that "If people do not wish to follow the Church's teaching, the Church should make sure they not-follow-the-teaching in the healthiest way possible?"
Suppose a friend wants to commit suicide. You say that suicide is bad, and she shouldn't commit it. But she says well, I'm not going to follow your advice -- so you should help me commit suicide in the healthiest way possible! How do you reply?