The heterodox party adopted a variety of strategies directed towards changing church teaching while giving the impression that doctrine would remain untouched.
Cardinal Burke emphasized the necessity of sound catechesis on marriage 'in an age when so many contrary and false presentations of marriage are propagated by the mass media.'
Xie Zuoshi of Shejiang University announced via blog post that women should offer themselves as wives to multiple men in order to fulfill men’s needs for sex and reproduction.