Conscience

The Bishops say that our country runs at its best when religion has an influence not controlled by outside forces.  Freedom of conscience is important to the social mix.  What they are saying is that Obama should get off their backs and stop pushing his social agenda that conflicts with church teaching as defined by the bishops.  But what about my conscience?  Or your conscience?  Do the bishops hold up as a value any of this?  Say your conscience disagrees with them, or official church teaching.  Is that OK?  Ah, well, no.  You don't get freedom of conscience.  It seems limited to the hierarchy.