I couldn't agree with your editorial on the right of Mr. Henry to speak out about same-sex marriage

I couldn't agree with your editorial on the right of Mr. Henry to speak out about same-sex marriage and how it fits in with the Catholic Church's doctrine and teachings. In fact I would defend Mr. Henry's right to do so with all my effort.

I do disagree with his assertion and public utterance that my government should use its, 'coercive,' powers to curtail the activities of things like homosexuality, adultery, prostitution, and pornography.

If we allow the Catholic Church to advocate for the government to use this power against one group, where does it stop? Do we give Mr. Henry the supreme power to decide which group is next?

Mr. Henry is free to stand in his pulpit, write in his pastoral letters, or speak in public about the tenets of the Roman Catholic Church and guide his parishioners on matters of faith and morals. And as you say, so he should. When he crosses the line in to advocating my government to take special action to use its powers to go after one group that the Catholic Church or Mr. Henry does not happen to like, that is when some punitive action must be taken.