Washington ( CNN ) Rick Santorum says he 'd hoped Indiana Gov . Mike Pence would veto the `` fix '' to his state 's religious freedom law rather than limiting its scope . The law unleashed an intense backlash against Indiana , led by tech giants like Apple and Salesforce and sports organizations like the NCAA , amid concerns it would allow businesses to turn away gay and lesbian customers . Santorum , the former Republican senator from Pennsylvania , who is likely to mount another presidential campaign in 2016 , said on CBS ' `` Face the Nation '' on Sunday that Pence 's decision to sign a follow-up bill -- which made clear the law could n't be used to refuse services based on sexual orientation -- led to a `` limited view '' of religious freedom . `` It does n't really open the debate up on some of the more current issues , '' Santorum said -- a reference to gay rights issues . With the Supreme Court set to rule in June on whether same-sex marriage should be legalized nationwide , social conservatives like Santorum have asserted that Christian bakers , florists and wedding photographers should n't be forced to provide their services to same-sex weddings . The Indiana uproar drew nearly all of the GOP 's 2016 contenders into the debate , with candidates like Jeb Bush , Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz rushing to Pence 's defense . `` Tolerance is a two-way street , '' Santorum said . `` If you 're a print shop and you are a gay man , should you be forced to print 'God hates fags ' for the Westboro Baptist Church because they hold those signs up ? '' Santorum said . `` Should the government force you to do that ? '' he said . `` And that 's what these cases are all about . This is about the government coming in saying , 'No -- we 're going to make you do this . ' And this is where I think we just need some space to say , 'Let 's have some tolerance -- have it be a two-way street . ' '' Gay rights groups , meanwhile , have used the outrage over Indiana 's law -- as well as a similar one that Arkansas Gov . Asa Hutchinson signed into law -- and debate in at least 14 other states over similar measures this year to renew their calls for state laws that bar discrimination based on sexual orientation . Sarah Warbelow , the Human Rights Campaign 's legal director , said the debate could shift to states like Texas and South Carolina , where similar bills have been introduced . She said tech companies like Facebook and Google are increasingly wading into the debate because they 're recognizing that `` nondiscrimination protections are critical to every area of their employees ' lives . '' Cardinal Timothy Dolan , the archbishop of the Catholic archdiocese in New York , said on NBC 's `` Meet the Press '' on Sunday that the debate over religious freedom calls for a `` delicate balance . '' `` We 've got to make sure that the rights of conscience and the ability to publicly exercise one 's religion is also balanced with another good -- namely , the rights of people not to be discriminated against , '' he said . `` It 's easier to ignore religious freedom than it is , today , the more popular issues , '' Dolan said . `` In a way , I appreciate the fact that we have political leaders like Gov . Pence that are saying , 'Whoa , wait a minute . Without questioning the rights of the gay community , we also have to make sure that the rights of the religious community are protected . ' '' `` I just wish we could do that in a temperate , civil way , instead of screaming at each other , '' he said .
Rick Santorum says `` religious freedom '' debate is about government telling people what to do . Santorum , a likely 2016 the Human Rights Campaign 's presidential candidate , weighs in on Indiana Gov . Mike Pence 's decision .