I wonder too why the Dems allowed him to pray for the protection of traditional marriage, after they had waved the rainbow flag throughout the entire convention.
Many Dems were probably too dim to understand that’s what he meant by “Show us anew that happiness is found only in respecting the laws of nature and of nature’s God. Empower us with Your grace so that we might resist the temptation to replace the moral law with idols of our own making, or to remake those institutions You have given us for the nurturing of life and community.”
Also, with all the pro-sodomy stuff going on, the smarter Dems realized they needed to have him there to fool some of the Roman Catholic voters.