Sir, that argument is ridiculous. Did the prohibition of slavery entail deciding on sodomy, gay marriage, birth control, the death penalty, etc? If we still had slavery and the Catholic Church was leading the way to abolish slavery, would that mean "Catholic mob" at the state level?

Once again, I love liberals and their logic.  They want "Catholic mob" when it comes to immigration reform, free health care, welfare programs, social services, etc. Then they have no problem using the influence of the Catholic Church and even citing popes like Pope Francis to bolster their claims.

When it comes to moral issues, all of a sudden the Church needs to butt out because we have a "separation of church and state" in America and we mustn't impose our religious views on an unwilling nation. 

When you get on the bishops for trying to legislate and impose Catholic social teaching on the nation, you have room to talk about "Catholic mob" on moral issues.