I was intrigued by Mary Ann Wilson's June 4 letter, "Cuomo ignoring Catholic teachings on marriage," in which she expresses her disappointment that the governor does not govern according to her religious tenets and the ones he professes.

My understanding is that we elected Andrew Cuomo to serve as governor, not as archbishop. I am reminded of the concerns many Americans had when John Kennedy ran for president as the first Roman Catholic to do so. They were afraid that he would govern as directed by the pope or by his own religious beliefs. We have separation of church and state for very good reasons.