Yes, they have "addressed" it. They have addressed it the same way over and over again. Verbal rebukes. Pastoral attempts at making her recognize how wrong she is to support abortion AND how wrong it is for her to receive communion. And some bishops even allow it! She even received at the PAPAL INAUGURATION MASS! Same thing over and over.
BUT SHE DOES NOT LISTEN.
It is high time for the Church to get a collective spine and do something tougher than just slapping wrists.
It reminds me of the parent who begs for her children to listen.
*Johnny, come here. I mean it. Come here right now. Johnny. JOHNNY!. Johnny, if you don’t come here right now, do you know what I’m going to do? I’m going to count to 5. OK. I’m going to start now if you don’t come here right now. OK Johnny, this is it. Johnny. One. Johnny, did you hear that? I got to one already....*
And so it goes.
It doesn’t work with children and it’s not going to work with adults because just as the child knows it’s empty threats and there’s no follow through, adults can figure it out as well.
So people like Pelosi and Kennedy and any other Catholic church defying politician, perceives it all as empty threats and weakness on the part of the Church. And they’re likely to get their Catholic funeral anyway, just like Ted Kennedy did.
As long as the RCC is perceived as weak, people are not going to listen or respect it.
The people I respect the most are the ones with the backbone to take a stand, whether I agree with them or not. At least they are standing for what they believe in and have the conviction to do so.