Some scientists suggested that he intentionally used inflammatory language to stir up opposition to the bill; others argued he was sticking up for morals and forced the Government to allow MPs to vote freely on the issue.
Neki znanstvenici sugerirali su da kardinal namjerno rabi podjarivački jezik da podbode na protivljenje zakonu; drugi su pak tvrdili da se pridržava morala i prisiljava vladu da dopusti parlamentarcima da slobodno glasaju o ovom pitanju.