Not that long ago, a number of people on this site were applauding an article by two very eminent churchpersons warning us of the dangers of establishing a theocracy.  I couldn't follow all their logic, which was indeed very subtle, but I did get the point that a theocracy is a bad thing.  Now, we are told that a proposed piece of legislation is bad because it is in conflict with Catholic principles.  So there should be no laws that are inconsistent with Catholic principles?  How would that be different from a theocracy?  Or is rule by bishops a bad thing but rule by law professors at Catholic universities is a good thing?  Well, Emerson did say that a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds and we don't want to be little-minded, do we?