Posted on 01/22/2021 3:21:38 PM PST by ebb tide
Most Rev. Salvatore J. CordileoneJanuary 21, 2021
On Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized prolife voters who voted for Donald Trump on the abortion issue, saying their votes cause her “great grief as a Catholic” and accusing them of “being willing to sell the whole democracy down the river for that one issue.”
Most Reverend Salvatore J. Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco, issued the following statement in response:
“To begin with the obvious: Nancy Pelosi does not speak for the Catholic Church. She speaks as a high-level important government leader, and as a private citizen. And on the question of the equal dignity of human life in the womb, she also speaks in direct contradiction to a fundamental human right that Catholic teaching has consistently championed for 2,000 years.
“Christians have always understood that the commandment, ‘Thou shall not kill,’ applies to all life, including life in the womb. Around the end of the first century the Letter of Barnabas states: “You shall not slay the child by procuring abortion; nor, again, shall you destroy it after it is born’ (#19). One thousand, eight hundred and sixty-five years later, the Second Vatican Council affirmed: ‘Life must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception: abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes’ (Gaudium et spes, n. 51).
“Pope Francis continues this unbroken teaching. Addressing participants in the conference, ‘Yes to Life! - Taking Care of the Precious Gift of Life in Its Frailty’ on May 25, 2019, he condemned abortion in the strongest possible terms: ‘is it licit to eliminate a human life to solve a problem? ... It is not licit. Never, never eliminate a human life … to solve a problem. Abortion is never the answer that women and families are looking for.’ And just yesterday (January 20, 2021) Archbishop Gomez, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, reiterated the declaration of the U.S. bishops that abortion is for Catholics the ‘preeminent priority.’ In doing so, he acted rightly and collaboratively in his role as USCCB President, and I am grateful to him for doing so.
“Preeminent does not mean ‘only,’ of course. There are certainly many evils we must confront and many goods we must pursue. In his inaugural speech yesterday, President Biden gave a moving call to unity and healing. He offered what I would call a ‘Litany of Compassion’ – bringing before the eyes of the nation the suffering of people across a wide spectrum of issues. In my experience, advocates for unborn children also work diligently to be of service in many of these causes as well. Speaker Pelosi has chosen this week to impugn the motives of millions of Catholics and others for choosing to make voting on the issue of abortion their priority and accuses them of ‘selling out democracy.’ This is not the language of unity and healing. She owes these voters an apology.
“I myself will not presume to know what was in the minds of Catholic voters when they voted for the Presidential candidate of their choice, no matter who their preferred candidate was. There are many issues of very grave moral consequence that Catholics must weigh in good conscience when they vote. But one thing is clear: No Catholic in good conscience can favor abortion. ‘Right to choose’ is a smokescreen for perpetuating an entire industry that profits from one of the most heinous evils imaginable. Our land is soaked with the blood of the innocent, and it must stop.
“That is why, as Catholics, we will continue to speak out on behalf of those who have no voice to speak for themselves and reach out to, comfort and support those who are suffering the scars of the abortion experience. We will do so, until our land is finally rid of this despicable evil.”
What's stopping Archbishop Cordileone from excommunicating her?
Ping
The “supposed” bishops and cardinals make a big show AFTER THE VOTING...Barely a peep out of them before....
Chances are Piglosi would look to Rome for a reprieve, and she would get it.
This Archbishop is one of the good ones.
The bishops and cardinals are wetting their panties over the prospect of bringing in hordes of 3rd worlders to replace the Americans they’ve failed to evangelize.
nothing??? And he should kick her ass out of the church ! She is no more catholic than my dog! Maybe the dog is more!
I cannot think of a more “manifest grave sin” than using a position of power to increase abortion here and around the world. Excommunication is now rare, but if anyone needs it, it’s Biden and Pelosi.
I’m not going to defend all the bishops, but I am going to defend Cordileone on this one. He responded quickly to Pelosi’s latest outrageous pro-abortion comments. And, yes, the bishops should be making more pro-life comments before elections, but left’s face it, there are places where it might help and there place where it’d make zero difference either wya. Cordileone’s diocese (San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo) ain’t flipping to Trump no matter what the good archbishop says or when he says it.
True enough...But talking big before elections shows true Catholics you do believe in the teachings........Whether they vote for your guy or not.....
Cardinals and bishops have done a grave disservice to the church...YOU STAND UP FOR THE FAITH...Period...Whether you’re liked or not....You condemn heretics like Pelosi,Biden,even Fr Martin.....
As far as I’m concerned this statement seems to speak from two sides of one’s mouth.
And yet he gives credit to Biden for calls to “unity”. What a crock.
While they were a small minority, more Catholic pastors and church officials flat out renounced Biden and told him he is not welcome to receive communion at their church until he repents of his pro-abortion views, than the number of Baptist pastors and church officials who renounced Kamala Harris and did the same.
In fact, I haven't seen ONE Baptist pastor or church leader take that step, even the "most conservative" traditional, bible-beliving Baptist churches seem to be looking the other way at Kamala Harris calling herself a "person of faith" and presenting herself in public as a good Christian. By all accounts she is welcomed with open arms at any Baptist church around the country that she goes to.
Hmmm.
Excommunicate this she-devil already!
The Cardinal more than the Bishop.
All of that red they wear is to symbolize their willingness to die for the faith.
He;s a VERY HOLY MAN!! 90% of these “leaders” would have said nothing. And you have no idea if he has told the Priests NOT to give her Holy Communion.....he probably has though.
They should change the color to yellow.....
And change their title to Canaries.
“Archbishop Cordileone’s...”
Pelosi needs a horse head in her bed courtesy of “Archbishop” Vito Corleone.
You’re right; I have no idea of what he told his priests.
But I do know that he hasn’t excommunicated the witch, which is certainly within his power.
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