Air of Inevitability

Thanks to Hollywood, and, I would add, the media. From Tim Stanley, writing for the Telegraph:

Despite consistent public opposition, there is a growing sense of inevitability about gay marriage. And Hollywood should take credit, for beneath the political radar it has affected a cultural revolution. Turn on the TV in America and you are bombarded with images of homosexuality as a social norm. Shows that showcase gay characters include American Horror Story, 30 Rock, Modern Family, Being Human, Game of Thrones (yes, really), Broadwalk Empire, Law and Order, Downton Abbey and Southland. A significant number of these (including Glee, Vampire Diaries, Teen Wolf) are aimed at teenagers. Even the comic Archie featured a homosexual union in its latest edition. The result is that while adults huff and puff about the ethics of gay marriage, a lot of youngsters are growing up acculturated to it. In 2011, Forbes Magazine showed that 70 percent of young people support gay marriage and concluded that, “Marriage inequality … will die out with the older generations.” One day, the referenda that have hitherto rejected gay marriages will endorse them enthusiastically.

If this is to be stopped, leaders in the Catholic Church, from bishops to parish priests, will have to be about ten times more aggressive on the subject. No more skirting the issue, tackle it head on.