This writer assumes that Catholics are monolithic and all have the same views. I know an equal number of Catholics who approve of same sex marriage legislation as I know Catholics who oppose it. Likewise for abortion. I once spoke about this with an old Catholic man who had actually studied in a Catholic seminary, had left few steps short of becoming a Catholic priest, had a religious wedding, and had 3 children all raised as Catholics. The man said: "I am against these things for me and I hope that they will not happen for my children. However, I am in favour of laws allowing them for those who have different believes. I have seen too many back alley abortions and too much misery for closet gays. People must be free to have their life as they feel that it is right for them". My many Catholic barbers have expressed the same views. My Catholic colleagues in Montreal have substantially said the same thing. Of course I met also those who vehemently disagree. Catholics are not monolithic.