How Same-Sex 'Marriage' Became Law in New York

The New York Times has a sobering article on the political machinations behind the push for gay marriage.

Revealing a shameful combination of Catholic cowardice and political deals, the article paints the sad truth: the Church caved, the Republicans didn't lead, and gays were well organized, with NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo spearheading the effort.

Some quotes:

By the time a Catholic bishop from Brooklyn traveled to Albany last week to tell undecided senators that passing same-sex marriage “is not in keeping with the will of their people,” it was clear the church had been outmaneuvered by the highly organized same-sex marriage coalition, with its sprawling field team and, especially, its Wall Street donors. "

"It was befuddling to gay-rights advocates: The Catholic Church, arguably the only institution with the authority and reach to derail same-sex marriage, seemed to shrink from the fight.

As the marriage bill hurtled toward a vote, the head of the church in New York, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, left town to lead a meeting of bishops in Seattle. He did not travel to Albany or deliver a major speech in the final days of the session. And when he did issue a strongly worded critique of the legislation — he called it “immoral” and an “ominous threat” — it was over the phone to an Albany-area radio show. ....