Right on Cue: Timothy Dolan

Poor, poor Cardinal Dolan;  He's "saddened" by President Obama's support of marriage equality. We should consider ourselves lucky that the Catholic Church is not officially kosher or we would be fighting for the right to eat lobster     not to mention roast pork on garlic bread. Seriously. Nobody is suggesting that the Church should marry gay people. Nor, for that matter, does anyone seek their approval. When it comes to civil law they should stay the hell out of the way.

There are no victims of gay marriages.

I don't know whose talking points these are but I have probable suspects. Speaking on behalf of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (pretending to be European aristocracy) Dolan uttered:

President Obama’s comments today in support of the redefinition of marriage are deeply saddening. As I stated in my public letter to the President on September 20, 2011, the Catholic Bishops stand ready to affirm every positive measure taken by the President and the Administration to strengthen marriage and the family. However, we cannot be silent in the face of words or actions that would undermine the institution of marriage, the very cornerstone of our society. The people of this country, especially our children, deserve better. Unfortunately, President Obama’s words today are not surprising since they follow upon various actions already taken by his Administration that erode or ignore the unique meaning of marriage. I pray for the President every day, and will continue to pray that he and his Administration act justly to uphold and protect marriage as the union of one man and one woman. May we all work to promote and protect marriage and by so doing serve the true good of all persons.