[NYer]

This ‘statement’ should have been mailed to each of those 18 Democrats.

[Gerish]

Excellent response from Sister Walsh.

[GoLightly]

The 18 signing politicians seem to think they are above their Church AND the US Constitution. If the politicians listen to the bishops & seek out pastoral advice, what are the odds that they’ll receive proper instruction? If they consult a pastor who tells them to stand up to or ignore Rome, then what?

[Coleus]

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[Salvation]

**The Catholic Church always will and must speak out against the destruction of innocent unborn children. The right to do so is guaranteed by the Constitution that all legislators are elected to uphold. Speaking and acting against abortion is not a matter of partisan politics. It is a matter of life and death. **

Woohoo!

Wonder if those dimocrats will pay any attention to this??

[Salvation]

Maybe we need to follow up and send/fax a copy of this letter to our representatives if they are on this list. Also don’t forget Speaker Pelosi — she would make 19, but she was smart enough not to sign the letter.

House of Representatives
Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut
Joe Baca of California
Joe Courtney of Connecticut
Anna Eshoo of California
Maurice Hinchey of New York
Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island
James Langevin of Rhode Island
John Larson of Connecticut
Carolyn McCarthy of New York
Betty McCollum of Minnesota
Jim Moran of Virginia
Bill Pascrell of New Jersey
Tim Ryan of Ohio
Linda Sanchez of California
José Serrano of New York
Hilda Solis of California
Mike Thompson of California

Hmmm, but I noticed that I only had 17 on my list. Anyone know who is missing?

[TaxachusettsMan]

Way too weak.

Of course, since the NCCB - or whatever it’s called this year - is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Democratic Party, it must have absolutely KILLED them to have to issue any statement at all about their boys!

And none of the mitred birdbrains who are always pontificating about immigrants’ rights and the death penalty and blah blah blah had the buskins to come out and make the statement him/themselves . . .

they send a Sister of Mercy - who surely hasn’t seen a veil or the inside of a convent in at least three pontificates.

Please. If this is “teaching with authority,” fuggedaboudit!

[Zetman]

The Holy See has made clear that neither the Mexican bishops nor the Holy Father have excommunicated any legislator. Rather, the Holy See reiterated longstanding Church teaching that anyone who freely and knowingly commits a serious wrong, that is, a mortal sin, should not approach the Eucharist until going to confession.

I thought the Pope said that anyone who engages in abortion in any way (having one, helping procure one, supports abortion legislation if one is a politician, etc...) incurs automatic excommunication. No one has to actually excommunicate such people, the abortion supporters excommunicate themselves. As I recall, this is the position the Pope "reiterated" on the plane while en route to South America. This nun has changed the meaning of what the Pope said, and watered it down. Rome is making a mistake if they do not clarify her clarification.