Religious freedom to this person means being able to tell all of us what we will have, through the politicians.

he remarked Catholic politicians voting for the Human Cloning Bill
would face consequences for their place in the life of the Church.

Yeah, well my particular bishop told our diocese that we we couldn't even walk into our church anymore--without first taking a loyalty oath to the Republican party in 2004. Because, you see, I knowingly and willingly committed the "grievous sin" of voting for John Kerry. Lord help me, I'd do it again tomorrow.