Daniel J. Cassidy would deny his own dying priest the visitation of a friend to demonstrate what a hater Cassidy is.

Demonstrating how hatefulness trumps Christianity in his world, Sunlit Uplands wants these people to die alone so he can imagine one gay man doing so under the President's new order- which includes this language:

Often, a widow or widower with no children is denied the support and comfort of a good friend. Members of religious orders are sometimes unable to choose someone other than an immediate family member to visit them and make medical decisions on their behalf.