[STARWISE]

This ought to be interesting. Oh, to be a fly on the wall, if she keeps the appointment.

She’s busy interfering in state government and federal government.

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Pelosi Asks Bush For Iowa Disaster Relief

http://www.kcci.com/news/17409579/detail.html?rss=des&psp=news

A day after Gov. Chet Culver demanded that Washington cut the red tape and release disaster-aid funding destined for Iowa, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has sent a letter to President George W. Bush requesting that Iowa pay less of the total share for debris pickup and rebuilding infrastructure.

[CASchack]

I hope the Archbishop hand delivers a letter to Nancy that she has been excommunicated and must publicly renounce her position on abortion.

[mrvirgo]

I for one am glad they will be meeting. No doubt when Nancy, “ardent Catholic” that she is, will learn something about church dogma and it will be pointed out to her, in simple language so she can understand, that she is not the Pope nor a potential Church Father.

[OldNavyVet]

It is bell, book and candle time for Pelosi.

[dr_who]

Oh oh. Perhaps Obama should intercede, so that peace might break out everywhere...

[Argus]

Maybe the bishop could just hand Pelosi a copy of the Catechism and say “Here - read this.”

[silverleaf]

Oh, I wonder if she will levitate?
He better sprinkle the room with Holy water.

[SandRat]

Nancy’s gonna git a spanking...
Archbishop’s got his paddle out..
Nancy’s gonna git a spanking...
Archbishop’s got his paddle out..
Nancy’s gonna git a spanking...
Archbishop’s got his paddle out..
Nancy’s gonna git a spanking...

[papertyger]

I just hope he reminds her one day she WILL get old, and she WILL die, and none of the people she is cultivating favor with NOW are going to be able to help her THEN.

[MassExodus]

If he has any convictions of his own, he’ll excommunicate her.

[lionheart 247365]

Ardent Catholic my @$$ .

[bluedressman]

I’m certain she will be offered a chance to confess and repent.

Excommunication is a bit excessive, but she should have to endure some type of religious education if she keeps publicizing her twisted views.

[BusterBear]

Notice how she brings up previous conversations with the Archbishop on “immigration and needs of the poor.” She is trying to put him on notice that he needs to consider her support in Congress for Catholic immigration policy and her sizable contributions to Catholic charities.

It’s easy for Archbishops outside of her district to chastise her; but I think the Archbishop in her own diocese will handle this matter very carefully, aside from releasing a letter on abortion policy to the press..

[tbpiper]

I wonder if she can find some designer sackcloth?

[Peelod]

Nancy should consider an Act of Contrition and an Act of Faith (auto de fe).

[NonValueAdded]

Uh, Nance, I don’t think “do you know who I am” is gonna work this time. Next stop, ecclesiastical court.

[Just Lori]

...to go beyond our earlier most cordial exchange about immigration and needs of the poor to Church teaching on other significant matters."

She may have finally put her foot in her mouth so far that no surgeon can remove it. This outta be good!

[ZULU]

Hope he brings an Exorcist with him - maybe two. He’ll need them.

[pray4liberty]

Ah, to be a fly on the wall during that conversation!

[Salvation]

Flash: Pelosi *accepts* the Niederauer invitation {updated}

Flash: Pelosi *accepts* the Niederauer invitation {updated}

{updated 1:00pm - see below}

This comes as a surprise to me.

The Associated Press reports (and so far only they are covering it):

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, under fire from U.S. bishops for comments she made about abortion, accepted on Friday an invitation from the Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco for a private talk.

Pelosi said in a letter to Archbishop George Niederauer that she'd "welcome the opportunity for our personal conversation and to go beyond our earlier most cordial exchange about immigration and needs of the poor to Church teaching on other significant matters."

...While Pelosi's letter said she was interested in speaking about "church teaching on other significant matters," it did not mention abortion specifically. Her spokesman has defended her comments, saying in a previous statement that the congresswoman "fully appreciates the sanctity of family."

(See my commentary on Abp. Niederauer's letter here.)

Okay, let's examine these scant details. There's no mention of a date, and if there were I'd imagine it would have made it into the story. As the story notes, there is no reference to abortion (why beat around the bush like that?). And we don't have a copy of the actual letter.

At least she has obligated herself to eventually having the meeting. That's something.

And in completely unrelated news, the Associated Press also reports:

A light earthquake has rattled the San Francisco Bay area. The U.S. Geological Survey's preliminary report put the quake at a 4.0 magnitude. The temblor hit just after 9 p.m. and could be felt throughout the region. There were no immediate reports of damage.

Hmm, I wonder when Abp. Niederauer found out he might actually have to follow through on his offer?

update: Diogenes also takes a look at what this episode means.