 Leading up to the legalization of same-sex marriage, the Catholic Church in Argentina worked endlessly against same-sex marriage.However, unlike in other Latin American countries—where the Church may have been more successful—Argentina is a relatively secular society.Church attendance rates are among the lowest in Latin America (only 22% of the population regularly attended church in 2014) making it less likely that Argentinians are directly influenced by the Church on certain issues such as same-sex marriage.