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People often come to a decision point on issues like this. They have bought into an idea or person and come to find that it is incompatible with a principle they hold. They can't keep both. For the last 30 years here has been the thinnest veneer of morality on the democratic party to allow those who wanted to be deceived to remain loyal

So, if the pcts for this issue are actually worse among both white and Latino Catholics, then doesn't your comment above also apply to them?

Isn't there now also "the thinnest veneer of morality" amongst those in the Catholic church???

Documentation: The article says blacks favor "same-sex 'marriage'" 51-41%. Pew Forum said this month that white Catholics favor "same-sex 'marriage'" 54-38% -- see: Latinos, Religion and Campaign 2012: Catholics Favor Obama, Evangelicals Divided

Btw, the same Pew Forum source says Latino Catholics are even worse -- favoring it 54-31%...whereas Latino Evangelicals don't favor it (25-66%)

So, if the pcts for this issue are actually worse among both white and Latino Catholics, then doesn't your comment above also apply to them?

Absolutely. For many people, religion isn't something to get too wound up about and let affect you too much. They were opposed to gay marriage when their chosen political persuasion did not contradict that stance. Now, not so much. Which basically just says that their moral and religious leadership comes from the democratic party rather than Christ.

Isn't there now also "the thinnest veneer of morality" amongst those in the Catholic church???

Actually I was referring to the democratic party which has supposedly been opposed to gay marriage until Joe Biden's pronouncement a few months ago.

Catholic church teaching is pretty clear on the subject even if their communication and even enforcement of it is sorely lacking.