From
the editor: I have
never understood why Pelosi or Kerry or any of the other pro-abortion Catholics
in Congress continue to receive communion,
when, in point of fact, they are in gross violation of Catholic
Church law. Finally, church officials are beginning to speak
out. While Pelosi has the right to speak
her mind (this assumes a lot, if you
know what I mean), she should not have
the right to claim her Catholic faith,
when she stands opposed to a fundamental tenant of that faith and the directives of the Pope.
Understand that a refusal to offer communion is a close kin to excommunication.
Vatican Official: Pelosi Shouldn’t Receive Communion: Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke said that Nancy Pelosi should be
denied communion because her support of abortion is in conflict of her Catholic
faith. He took particular issue with the minority leader’s refusal to comment
on abortionist and murderer Kermit Gosnell because she said “as a
practicing and respectful Catholic, this is sacred ground” for her.
“To say that these are simply questions of Catholic faith
which have no part in politics is just false and wrong,” Cardinal Burke said in
an interview with The Wanderer, a Catholic newspaper. “This is a
person who obstinately, after repeated admonitions, persists in a grave sin —
cooperating with the crime of procured abortion.”
“For Catholic institutions or individuals to give
recognition to such persons, to honor them in any way, is a source of grave
scandal for which they are responsible,” he continued. “In a certain way, they
contribute to the sinfulness of the individuals involved.”
The cardinal said he feared for Pelosi “if she does not come
to understand how gravely in error she is” and called on her to look to St.
Thomas More as inspiration; More was a 16th-century member of Parliament who
was executed for defending his Catholic faith.
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