The Catholic Bishop of Westminster pointed out that the legislation was being instigated without being part of any election manifestos, without any Green Paper or consultation, and only a "listening process" which showed a large majority against.

Not so. An ICM poll commissioned by The Guardian showed 62% in favour and only 31% against, 7% undecided. Comment is free but facts is sacred.

If you want to inject a little (very little) credibility into your claims, you should be prepared, not only to say that Gay Marriage weakens the "Institution", but precisely how, and why it does so.

Precisely, Don. And, while he's at it, he should also be prepared to explain why he rails so much against gay marriage "weakening the institution" whilst the far more more common and ever-more pervasive institution-weakening habit of not bothering to get married at all, shagging muchly and having kids out of wedlock doesn't raise so much as a whisper of complaint from him.