And at some point, the progressives in the Catholic Church will win through and bang some sense into its policies yes? Can we hope?

It's hard to say :/ While there are people really pushing for this in other sectors of society (for instance, the president has repeatedly stressed his support for the RH bill, which is meant give women, particularly those from the poorer sectors of society, more access to contraceptives) the Church is... well. It's threatened people who support contraception with excommunication. So...