As it gets widely known............ who is going to open their doors to them? Who is going to say they are fine religious people?
More to the point, what would the average publisher, especially a sister, do when confronted with this issue at the door (or at a cart) by an angry householder? It would shut down the preaching work. "Damage beyond repair" indeed. Of course, it would have to get that far first, and it hasn't gotten that far yet.