Portugal steps into the 21st century

Portugal’s President ratified that country’s gay marriage law even though he didn’t support it in order to avoid it going back to Parliament for a veto override that would have distracted the legislature from working on more pressing matters, like the economy.
Whatever his reasons, I’ll gladly accept them:

Portugal's conservative president announced Monday he is ratifying a law allowing gay marriage in the predominantly Catholic country.
The head of state's decision to permit the enactment of a bill passed by Parliament in January makes Portugal the sixth European country allowing same-sex couples to wed.
Vetoing the bill would only send it back to Parliament where lawmakers would overturn his decision, he said, adding that the country needed to focus on overcoming an economic crisis that has increased unemployment and deepened poverty.
Elsewhere in Europe, gay marriage is permitted in Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Norway.
Five U.S. states and the District of Columbia have legalized same-sex marriage, as have Canada and South Africa.

Who will be next?