You can choose, but choices do come with consequences.

Threats... Thanks for the warning. It's XXI century, I hope to not see any inquisitors bandits at the door of my house. For many centuries, the consequences were:

• financial fines
• public caning
• tortures
• death

Religious and ideological reasons are main causes of wars still even today.
Pedophile archbishops were never afraid of the Creator. If we can take administering punishment out of Christians hands and leave it in Creators' hands - I would be happy with that.