Posted on 09/11/2008 7:37:44 AM PDT by Publius804
26 US Bishops Have Rebuked Pelosi…So Far
By Tim Waggoner
WASHINGTON, September 10, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The barrage of criticism from US bishops aimed at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been deafening. Yesterday the popular American Papist blog compiled all of the statements, either written or verbal, made by bishops to date, revealing that an unprecedented total of 26 bishops have individually rebuked the Speaker of the House for her claims about Catholic teaching and abortion in addition to a general statement by the Conference of Bishops.
On the August 24 episode of Meet the Press, self-proclaimed "ardent and practicing Catholic" Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed that the Church's stance on when life begins has been "an issue of controversy" over the years. Pelosi then defended her pro-abortion stance as being in conformity with her Catholic faith.
Pelosi was responding to a question by Meet the Press moderator Tom Brokaw, in which he recounted Barack Obama's answer to the question on when life begins, that it is "above my pay grade." He then asked Pelosi what her response to the question would be.
Pelsosi said, "I don't think anybody can tell you when life begins," before saying, "The point is, is that it shouldn't have an impact on the woman's right to choose."
Immediately following the airing of the program, US bishops began to respond. They most heavily relied upon a quote drawn from paragraph 2270-71 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which says clearly:
"Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable."
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Biden to follow...
This SHOULD be a major story in the MSM, but it is not playing anywhere outside FR and the Catholic press.
Excommunication is the only recourse.
Anathema!
How about a Heartbeat Nancy?
Just excommunicate the hag. I’m sure she’s just a CINO anyway.
The Pope himself could rebuke her and it wouldn’t make the MSM news. She, being a woman and a Dummykrat and Speaker of the House makes her a protected species......Can’t have her being dissed by a white male...............
Back in the early 60’s, after a couple of years of static, Archbishop Rummel (New Orleans) excommunicated 3 well-known citizens who were trying to obstruct the integration of the schools. Everyone got the message. These 26 Bisops should stop talking and start walking. This could be Pelosi’s Archbishop’s line-in-the-sand moment.
Nancy Pelosi is deeply disturbed.
Far too few; less than 10% of the total number of Bishops and former Bishops have spoken out against the heretic.
And...she is two heartbeats away from the Presidency.
Did her Bishop blast her or can she still receive the Sacraments?
The old Clinton defense, they all have done it. WOW
And stupid!
Excorcism followed by excommunication that is...
26 US Bishops? Peloski is smarter than all those put together. Maybe Peloski will want to take on the Pope? /s
The church needs to grow some balls here... Because Nancy is an obvious candidate for excommunication... and why is Nancy even a Catholic? You can pick and choose which commandment you will obey and which ones you will violate...
The church needs to grow some balls here... Because Nancy is an obvious candidate for excommunication... and why is Nancy even a Catholic? You can pick and choose which commandment you will obey and which ones you will violate...
Bingo. It’s about time at least some clergy in the Catholic Church finally made a stand. Abortion is against God’s laws. I get so tired of hearing how the abortionists are such caring and loving people. They’ll go to almost any extreme to save a tree or some d*** bird nature as slated for extinction. Yet they joyfully and determinedly make war on just conceived and about to be born human babies. Lovely people.
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