Donoghue sparked this stuff by his unilateral action. He doesn't see it as something worthy of protest.
Well, it appears that many churches didn't either.
They chose to drop the ceremony.
A bishop acting unilaterally attests to his certitude. He probably underestimated the egalitarian ethic that has supplanted knowlege of Catholic tradition and scripture. Maybe the controversy could have been avoided with a timlier prohibition with an in depth explanation. Who would have known?
Someone may correct me if I'm mistaken, but Buckhead is an affluent part of Atlanta. Maybe those well-off Catholics resent the bishop being....well....a bishop.