That’s good he said those things. I listened to his speech very briefly as I had to get back to work. I just wish someone would come right out and say those things are sin.
A lot of things are sinful. If he mentioned only abortion and homosexuality by name then does that imply that murder and adultery are not as bad? It's a speech meant to deal in broad strokes, and reaffirming the Church's belief in the sanctity of life and of marriage was in there. Of course the sanctity of life extends to opposition to capitol punishment, and belief in marriage also extends to opposition for divorce and remarriage. If he'd mentioned the later then he'd really have pissed of a lot of people there.