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Here is a letter that Bishop Martino requested all his priests to read at all masses this past weekend, as it was Respect Life Sunday.

This is the Bishop of the Scranton, PA diocese who requested that Joe Biden not present himself for communion, and if he did - he should be denied.

http://www.dioceseofscranton.org/Bishop’s%20Pastoral%20Letters/RespectLifeSundaySeptember30th2008.asp

For the life of me, I can’t figure out why Catholics support pro abortion on demand candidates.

In response to the polls showing McCain losing ground I have to ask where is the poll showing a general collapse of his Catholic support? When I see that I will believe he is in trouble. Catholics have run away from Obama/Biden. They are on track for the worst Catholic numbers for Democrats ever. Show me the poll internals that have that turned around; show me where the last numbers 57/36 are gone and I will believe. Catholics have backed the last winners.

In direct opposition to what both the Vatican has said and what the USCCB has said, some liberal lay Catholics are urging Catholics to vote Democrat because they claim that the Democratic Party reflects Church teaching on social justice more faithfully than the Republican Party. This is the sheerest nonsense. No one would deny the right to life to the smallest and weakest members of society—the unborn—can claim that he or she is promoting social justice. Catholics who are willing to vote for pro-abortion candidates because they like their views on other issues simply are not giving the abortion issue enough weight. They have, in fact, decided that protecting the lives of the unborn isn’t worth the cost of “giving up” the rest of their liberal agenda. For this reason, they are the worst of hypocrites.

Instead of making excuses for the Democratic Party’s support for abortion, liberal Catholics should try to end that support by withholding their votes from the party until it changes it platform. If enough people did that, the party might just change its position. But until and unless these so-called Catholics do what they can to change their own party, they have no right to lecture other Catholics about social justice.

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Obama Says A Baby Is A Punishment

Obama: “If they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby.”

This group is a new name for the Catholic for a Free Choice older group. Ignore them.

Over 56 bishops have spoken out against abortion via Pelosi, Biden et al. This is a partial list.

Updated: American Bishops who have spoken against Pelosi

Here is the complete list of American bishops who have responded to Nancy Pelosi's comments so far:

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver was the first American bishop to respond
... Bishop James Conley, his auxiliary, joined him
Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington DC responded twice, first in a press release and second in a statement to The Hill. He has also appeared on Fox News, I am told.
Cardinal Justin Regali of Philadelphia, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities, issued this statement through the USCCB website...
... Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, chairman of the Committee on Doctrine, joined him
Cardinal Edward Egan of New York publised a strongly worded statement of his own
Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo issued a letter correcting Pelosi's claims
Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh and...
... Bishop Michael Sheridan of Colorado Springs have chimed-in
Archbishop Jose Gomez of San Antonio, CNA reports has added his voice ...
... Bishop Oscar Cantu, his auxiliary bishop, has joined him
Bishop William Murphy of Rockville has published an extensive letter
Bishop Edward Slattery of Tulsa has a detailed response
Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas has joined the USCCB's efforts
Bishop Gregory Aymond of Austin is on-board
Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston mentions the USCCB on his blog
Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando has written at length
Archbishop John Nienstedt of Saint Paul/Minneapolis challenges Pelosi's statement
Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the US Bishops, has weighed-in
Bishop Robert Vasa of Baker, OR publishes in the Catholic Sentinel
Bishop Jerome Listecki of La Crosse, WI responds in a word document
Bishop Richard Lennon of Cleveland, OH will comment in his September 5th column (PDF)
Bishop Ralph Nickless of Sioux City, IA has one of the very best responses I've read
Archbishop George Niederauer of San Francisco has invited Pelosi to a "conversation"
Bishop Glen Provost, LA: "Catholic Church clear on when human life begins"
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn: "Judging the Candidates"

{Last updated on September 10th.}

Notes:

Previous #23 has been removed. Bishop Joseph Gossman of Raleigh, NC is actually the bishop emeritus, and the new bishop, Michael Burbidge has not, to my knowledge, made a personal statement.
Previous #16 has also been removed, it was an erroneous duplication of current #13.
#26 was added September 10th, although he published his column September 6th