Nancy Pelosi is not a 'conservative Catholic'; anti-life stance creates scandal within Church

American Life League ^ | 11-18-02 | staff

[doug from upland]

AMERICAN LIFE LEAGUE NEWSROOM

Nancy Pelosi is not a 'conservative Catholic'; anti-life stance creates scandal within Church

"In recent media appearances, new House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has been described as a conservative Catholic," said American Life League president Judie Brown. "This disturbs me. I want her bishop to know that her public opposition to Catholic teachings is creating scandal among faithful members of the Church. It is my prayer that he will respond accordingly."

Mrs. Brown has written Archbishop William Levada of San Francisco that Rep. Pelosi (D-Calif.) is one of "many members of Congress who claim Catholicism as their creed while doing everything they can to undermine basic teachings of the Church and the Biblical principles upon which those teachings are based. And people listen to them."

Rep. Pelosi has voted repeatedly in favor of pro-abortion legislation, and has reportedly hosted representatives of the strident pro-abortion organization "Catholics for a Free Choice" in her congressional offices. "There is danger that this behavior will lead others to sin," said Mrs. Brown. "In Catholic Church terms, this is scandal."

According to Section 2284 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, "Scandal is an attitude or behavior which leads another to do evil. The person who gives scandal becomes his neighbor's tempter. He damages virtue and integrity; he may even draw his brother into spiritual death. Scandal is a grave offense if by deed or omission another is deliberately led into a grave offense."

"The Catholic hierarchy must be made aware that the public behavior of pro-abortion political figures such as Nancy Pelosi, who claim solidarity with the Catholic faith, creates an extremely dangerous situation for other Catholics," said Mrs. Brown. "It is our hope that Archbishop Levada -- and other shepherds of the Church -- will call these politicians to task for their belligerent and insistent promotion of abortion, an act which, according to Church teaching, is a grievous sin. Souls are at stake. We pray for Rep. Pelosi, that she may repent of her continued advocacy of child killing."

Release issued: 18 Nov 02

[doug from upland]

I wrote to the website of the Archdiocese in San Francisco, and they said they'd gladly pass it on to Archbishop Levada. They may use it as a letter to the editor.

Catholics who are public officials who vote to kill babies in the womb, need to find another church. They should not be Catholics.

[Cindy]

LIFE!
http://www.truthusa.com/cindy.html#LIFE

[Mark]

I'm not sure what I am most upset about- The very few priest/molesters or the MANY liberal baby killers.

[moodyskeptic]

Quite right, DFU. The Catholic church needs to identify those politicians who defy basic deep held tenets of the church while claiming membership. People tend to trust Catholics, they are good risks, but Nancy is no Catholic, even though she might attend Mass.

It's called fraud, and Nancy should be called on it publicly.

Nancy, you should go join one of the lazy popular reform denominations, because you CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.

[NeoCaveman]

Catholics who are public officials who vote to kill babies in the womb, need to find another church. They should not be Catholics.

I couldn't agree more.

[MHGinTN]

MsPelosi feels she can call herself anything she chooses and behave as she pleases for she is smarter than the Church and perhaps even smarter than God. Don't agree?... Why does she believe the teachings of the Chirch are not for her to follow yet she can claim to be the Church? [Does she absolve herself by assuming God is mistaken? I wonder, has she read Doktor Faustus?]

[doug from upland]

I'm upset about both. It should be one strike and you're out of the Church for molestor priests; and then they should be off to jail. Those Catholics who are lawmakers, need to recuse themselves from a vote rather than vote to support abortion. I would prefer that they vote against, but I guess recusal would be somewhat palatable.

[Lady In Blue]

Good for you! I couldn't agree with you more,Doug.

[mtg]

Catholics who are public officials who vote to kill babies in the womb, need to find another church. They should not be Catholics.

They probably aren't.

[webber]

Isn't it amazing that these people think that they are being "big hearted" by giving women the choice to keep or kill their unborn babies? Did they consider whether the "Babies" want to be aborted? Does the "Unborn Babies" have a choice on whether it wants to come into this world dead or alive?

To me, "choice", when it comes to giving birth or commiting infanticide, tells me that abortionist don't want to take the responsibility of raising their child because it will "cramp" their style, "limit" their freedom, make them "take on" responsibilities that they don't "feel" they can handle yet, and THAT gives them the "right" to kill their baby in the womb.

They should be asked this question: Would you have been happy if your mother had decided to have an abortion while she was carrying YOU in her womb? Hmmmmmm?

' If they don't want the baby, they could put it up for adoption. There are many 10's of thousands of people who are waiting years for a chance to adopt a baby. Parents who have shown to the adoption agency that they are stable - physically, mentally, and financially, and would give the baby a good and loving home. So there's no excuse for killing babies when so many want to adopt them. It is "cruel and unusual punishment" for the unborn.

[berned]

Abortion is possible in this country because of the Democrat Party, right?

The Democrat Party stays politically viable, in large part, because of the millions and millions and millions of votes they reliably and relentlessly get from ROMAN CATHOLICS, one of their most reliable voting blocs.

Catholics should recuse themselves from discussions about abortion until THEY THEMSELVES decide to put their votes where their whining mouths are.

[Barnacle]

Pelosi is to Catholics as disrupters are to the Free Republic.

[rovenstinez]

Reminds me of Jimmy Carter the Southern Baptist, that did everything against the doctrines and creeds of his church, as well as ole Bill Clinton himself. Glad it's not just a Protestant thing.

[Barnacle]

There is a major Conservative Catholic movement to re-take our church just as is happening in the American congress.

Please pray for our success.

[Digger]

I sent an E-Mail also after yours. I got no reply. We may have flooded them, hopefully.

[RANGERAIRBORNE]

The primary reason that I am no longer a practicing Catholic is the proliferation of people like this within the Church- Leftist, pro-abortion, pro-criminal and illegal immigrants, pro-homosexual pederast Priests, and anti-American.

Make me Pope for one day, and see how many excommunications could be done in 24 hours. It would be a miracle to rival the Loaves and the Fishes!!!

The Catholic Church stands for nothing today- at least in America. It's a shame- but it went off the tracks in the 1960's, and I don't know if it can ever really recover. It was taken over by the Lefties, just like the Universities and the legal 'profession".

[John Lenin]

Most of the liberals I know are Catholics. This pope has lowered the bar to keep them in. He needs to go, his better days are way behind him.

[Barnacle]

Did they consider whether the "Babies" want to be aborted?

Excellent point.

Woman’s Rights? What about Baby’s Rights?

[berned]

Ok. Here's an idea. Why don't catholics save some of your bitching and pontificating about abortion, and use the hot-air instead to persuade OTHER ROMAN CATHOLICS to vote against the Party of Abortion and Homosexuality?

You guys leave the heavy lifting to us. Just get your own ducks in some version of a row. We'll do the rest.

[MHGinTN]

Choice? The real choice is, they've chosen to ignore the individual humanity of the prenatal human targeted for a serial killer's work. It is ... demonic!