Catholic Legislator This past week the issue of gay marriage moved from the periphery of public debate, as both President Bush and the Vatican weighed in on the controversial topic. NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Cheryl Hooker, a former Democratic member of the Vermont House of Representatives. A Catholic, Hooker struggled with her 2000 vote in favor of legislation that made legal in Vermont "civil unions" between same-sex partners.

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Catholic Legislator

August 3, 200312:00 AM ET

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This past week the issue of gay marriage moved from the periphery of public debate, as both President Bush and the Vatican weighed in on the controversial topic. NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Cheryl Hooker, a former Democratic member of the Vermont House of Representatives. A Catholic, Hooker struggled with her 2000 vote in favor of legislation that made legal in Vermont "civil unions" between same-sex partners.