Madame Speaker: Anticipating how Pelosi will run the House [Catholics celebrate Pelosi]

Catholic News Service ^ | 1/5/07 | Patricia Zapor

[DaveyB]

If the overlord Pelosi is Catholic - is she subject to excommunication and anathema or is that just reserved for protestants?

Charges could include: conspiracy to murder children, blasphemy, conspiracy to normalize homosexual abominations etc. (and her lack of repentance and failure to recant her teachings on such)

[rochester_veteran]

But Pelosi, a Catholic, also is eyed cautiously because of her record of support for legal abortion.

The above statement is an oxymoron. You can't be a Catholic and support abortion, plain and simple. And this Catholic is not celebrating. :-(

[Wuli]

"But beyond the firsts, Pelosi is a well-known player in Washington with a reputation for effectively leading House Democrats and for being willing to listen to people on all sides of issues."

She will be real helpful with the socialist Catholics support of amnesty for illegal immigration and unlimited legal immigration from Catholic socialist Mexico.

Anyone who does not understand that immigration from Mexico is part of an international political agenda has their head in the sand (or some other dark place).

[Vigilanteman]

[Catholics celebrate Pelosi]

Will they celebrate the millions of unborn she will rubberstamp for slaughter?

[DarthVader]

This is the kind of Christian Pelosi is:

2Timothy 3
3You must understand this, that in the last days distressing times will come. 2For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3inhuman, implacable, slanderers, profligates, brutes, haters of good, 4treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5holding to the outward form of godliness but denying its power.

[Psycho_Bunny]

But Pelosi, a Catholic, also is eyed cautiously because of her record of support for legal abortion.

 Isn’t that exactly of like saying “But John Wayne, a Girl Scout, also was eyed cautiously because of his record of refusing to sell Girl Scout Cookies”?

[shempy]

After 16 years of Catholic education, this is exactly what I would expect the Catholic reaction to be. The vast majority of Catholic priests and nuns that I have encountered are incredibly stupid or naiive socialists to the core. The old nuns stand at the corner each Friday and hold up signs that say "Honk for peace" and other such idiocy. I hate those old bags. Never ever is there a sign about abortion.

[wiley]

The lukewarm bishops that let her get away with her apostacy are the real problem.

The social issues that she seemingly holds in common with the Catholic Church are actually the fruit of socialistic liberalism, not religious fervor.

[SuziQ]

Robert Drinan is also the one who taught the Kennedys and other nominal Catholic Democrat legislators the "I'm personally opposed, but..." nonsense, though I think the idea first began with Cardinal Cushing. The Jesuits have this notion of proportionality, where support for abortion is not sinful, if you toe the line on all the 'feel good' social justice issues.

That's what this article is all about, and the comment about Pelosi 'getting' half of the Catholic Social teaching and doing that well. Of course the fact that the half that she ignores involves the direct killing of millions of innocent unborn children doesn't seem to bother Mr.Welosek, or anyone in the MSM, it seems.

[HarleyLady27]

The author of this report had best get this straight:

NOT all catholics celebrate Bela Pelosi's new position....in fact, THIS ONE CATHOLIC thinks she needs to be booted OUT of the sect.....

[BlessedBeGod]

Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, said he has known Pelosi in his role as a member of the bishops' Committee on International Policy since she first came to Washington. He said he's always found her to be "a very thoughtful and committed defender of human rights."

And the human rights of innocent, defenseless babies in their mothers' wombs?

[DarthVader]

The hypocrisy is galling isn't it?

[ConorMacNessa]

Count me as another Catholic not celebrating her accession to the Speakership.

[Cicero]

Most of the Catholics quoted here, including regretably former Archbishop McCarrick, are useful idiots and dissidents.

The few faithful Catholics who are quoted speak politely, in the probably vain hope that Pelosi will be "moderate." Time enough to fight her when she starts behaving like the heretic she is.

[al_c]

[Catholics celebrate Pelosi]

Not this Catholic. And not any others that I know.

[sgtbono2002]

I dont beleieve the rank and fil catholic faithful are so glad Pelosi is Speaker. I am ticked that she hasnt been exciommunicated. Catholic heirarchy are playing politics with their religion dealing with this heretic.

She and fat Ted and John Kerry and other abortion advocates are not Catholic as far as most catholics are concerned. Sh is just another baby-killing Democrat to me.

[Antoninus]

Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, said he has known Pelosi in his role as a member of the bishops' Committee on International Policy since she first came to Washington. He said he's always found her to be "a very thoughtful and committed defender of human rights. We don't always agree -- on life and education issues especially -- but my experience has been that you can always talk to her," said Cardinal McCarrick. "You can't always change her mind, but you can always talk to her."

That's great, Cardinal. Glad to see you're such a go-along-to-get-along kind of guy. Too bad about those "little disagreements." How on earth this guy can call someone who supports the murder of unborn babies a "defender of human rights" is beyond me.

As a Catholic, I utterly denounce this "Prince" of the Church. Thank God he's retired.

[SuziQ]

The old nuns stand at the corner each Friday and hold up signs that say "Honk for peace" and other such idiocy. I hate those old bags. Never ever is there a sign about abortion.

The operative word there is OLD. You'll notice that those old religious orders are dying out because they can't attract novices? Why would any young woman commit her life to a community of women who don't believe in the Church to which THEY commited their lives so many years ago? The orders of religious women that are flourishing are those that are faithful to the teachings of the Church, and they are VERY pro-life.

[Robert A Cook PE]

The "sellout" of the Catholic Church "leaders" in the bishop's positions across the nation TO the pro-abortion pro-dictator democrat socialist party - due largely to their calls for illegal alien (er, South American Catholic)citizenship and welfare "rights" is the "unspoken swing vote" that NOBODY is addressing in the election postmortem analysis.

Because these bishops DIDN'T fight for life and DIDN'T fight for REAL human rights, but put (illegal alien) cash donations and false claims (about minorities, health care, and more welfare) in front of all else, they condemn millions more to death worldwide.

Under dictators and by abortion and increased euthanasia.

[DarthVader]

"You'll notice that those old religious orders are dying out because they can't attract novices?"

What did Jesus say? "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit my Father takes away."