Significantly, Pierson cited a 1967 quote from then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger — now Pope Benedict XVI — as justification for his opposition to the anti-gay amendment:
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. यो मुलुक सिंगापुर जस्तो बनिसकेको छैन मात्र राजनीतिक परिवर्तन...