The effort to legalize same-sex marriage was a hard fought victory for Governor Andrew Cuomo. It’s one that forced the state legislature to extend its session and senators to make choices that groups on both sides of the issue are determined to make them accountable for in upcoming elections.

And now that the smoke has cleared from the bruising battles in Albany, what remains?

In the aftermath of the law’s passage, there are those who see the defenders of traditional marriage as bigots and the church as anti-gay. Rather than dwell on the past, Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio decided to go “Into the Deep” to look ahead to the future and tackle the charges.