Posted on 08/10/2008 2:56:35 PM PDT by kellynla
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, whose longtime support for homosexual rights and abortion has made her the darling of groups like Planned Parenthood, NARAL and the Human Rights Campaign, has once again made it a point to describe herself as Catholic.
In a Sunday, Aug. 3, interview about her recently published book Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters for the C-SPAN networks Q&A program, host Brian Lamb asked Pelosi, The one word I read several times in your book is the word faith. And you wrote, Growing up Catholic had an enormous impact on me -- greater, I am certain, than growing up in a political family. Why?
Pelosi responded, Well, I think its self-evident, I mean, I make that statement because everybody knows that I grew up in a political family. But faith was a very is and has been a very important part of my family life growing up and now. And it informs my decision-making, my value system and my sense of responsibility to the community. And it is a joy in my life.
Where did you get the faith? asked Lamb.
From my parents and from the nuns in school, Pelosi replied. I went to Catholic school throughout my whole academic life. In fact my children my husband and I and our children in my own family now have over 100 years of Catholic education among us. But in my case growing up lived in a very Catholic neighborhood, an Italian-American neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland.
(Excerpt) Read more at calcatholic.com ...
Sorry to disappoint you but there are Priests who have let Pelosi know, along with many others, that she's looking at eternity in hell.
Nancy, you are fooling yourself and I fear fooling many good Catholics You are simply not in sync with the Catholic Church and until you change your non-Catholic positions should stop calling yourself Catholic. Your record shows that you support embryonic stem cell research, planned parenthood, contraception, family planning funding, allowing minors to have an abortion without parental consent, and are against making it a crime to harm a fetus, etc. etc.
The fact that you favor married priests and women priests certainly would not classify you as conservative, but here is your answer to the question: Are you a conservative Catholic?
I think so. I was raised, in a very strict upbringing in a Catholic home where we respected people, were observant, were practicing Catholics and that the fundamental belief was that God gave us all a free will and we were accountable for that, each of us. Each person had that accountability, so it wasnt for us to make judgments about how people saw their responsibility and that it wasnt for politicians to make decisions about how people led their personal lives; certainly, to high moral standards, but when it got into decisions about privacy and all the rest, than that was something that individuals had to answer to God for, and not to politicians. (National Catholic Reporter, 1-22-03) That sounds fair and tolerant, but your record belies high moral standards.
The NARAL rates you 100% pro-abortion. Your statement in Newsweek Magazine (10-23-06): To me it isnt even a question. God has given us a free will. Were all responsible for our actions. If you dont want an abortion, you dont believe in it, [then] dont have one. But dont tell somebody else what they can do in terms of honoring their responsibilities. My family is very pro-life. Theyre not fanatics and theyre not activists. I think theyd like it if I were not so vocally pro-choice.
We elect politicians to make laws that help people honor their responsibilities, such as protecting life itself. Can politicians tell someone else not to kill? I fail to understand why you can favor partial birth abortion. How can you explain that it is proper to bring a baby part way out of the birth canal and then stick a scissors in its head to suck out the brains? Is it possible that votes mean more to you than life itself?
Yes, Nancy, we would all like it if you were not so vocally pro-choice , i.e. pro-death. Until your choice is in line with Catholic doctrine, please, Nancy, do not receive the Eucharist when you attend Mass.
Rev. John Malloy, SDB
Nazi Pelosi is a liar.
**House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, whose longtime support for homosexual rights and abortion has made her the darling of groups like Planned Parenthood, NARAL and the Human Rights Campaign, has once again made it a point to describe herself as Catholic.**
Naughty Nancy — it’s coming.
You have basically excommunicated yourself by supported these culture of death ideas. You are no longer a Catholic!
Pelosi, Kerry, Kennedy, et al, are heretics. Pure and simple. They have excommunicated themselves from the Catholic Church. They may go to church and receive communion but by doing so commit mortal sin which must be confessed and repented, IMHO as a Catholic layman.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.