{"id":1470156,"date":"2022-05-10T12:29:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T16:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1470156"},"modified":"2022-05-10T12:29:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T16:29:52","slug":"catholic-dems-silent-on-targeting-of-churches-by-pro-abortion-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholic-dems-silent-on-targeting-of-churches-by-pro-abortion-activists\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Dems Silent on Targeting of Churches by Pro-Abortion Activists"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcatholic-dems-silent-on-targeting-of-churches-by-pro-abortion-activists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1470156&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Some of the most high-profile Catholic Democrats have remained silent on protests and threats against Catholic churches amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/judiciary\/supreme-court\"><u>Supreme Court<\/u><\/a><u>&#8216;<\/u>s leaked draft opinion that shows the court is poised to overturn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/judiciary\/abortion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Roe v. Wade<\/i><\/a> and <i>Planned Parenthood v. Casey.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;We have received a number of threats to bomb the church, burn it down,&#8221; Rev. Brian Graebe of St. Patrick\u2019s Old Cathedral in New York City <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/nyc-catholic-church-threats-bomb-burn-abortion-protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a Monday appearance<\/a> on Fox News. &#8220;Very hateful and vile messages.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1233754537.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Tom Williams\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/activist-group-threatens-burn-eucharist-display-disgust-catholics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ACTIVIST GROUP THREATENS TO \u2018BURN EUCHARIST\u2019 IN. DISPLAY OF \u2018DISGUST\u2019 TOWARD CATHOLICS: \u2018BIGOTRY\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Graebe&#8217;s church is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2022\/05\/the-scapegoating-of-the-catholic-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not the only one<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/6305800690112#sp=show-clips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">face threats<\/a> and protests since the Supreme Court leak, but top Catholic Democrats have so far been silent on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News reached out to the offices of Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, Mark Kelly, Joe Manchin, Ed Markey, Dick Durbin, Tim Kaine, Reps. Tim Ryan, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rosa DeLauro, Kathleen Rice, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about the threats and did not receive a response.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi has not been completely silent on the issue of protests, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/pelosi-abortion-ruling-righteous-anger-supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issuing a statement praising<\/a> the protesters expressing &#8220;righteous anger&#8221; about the leak.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While we have seen and heard extraordinary anguish in our communities,&#8221; Pelosi said, &#8220;we have been moved by how so many have channeled their righteous anger into meaningful action: planning to march and mobilize to make their voices heard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But the threats against Catholic churches have been condemned by Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/640\/320\/Stefanik.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Rep. Elise Stefanik.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Rep. Elise Stefanik.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Tom Williams\/Getty)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Far-Left\u2019s continued, unhinged actions vandalizing places of worship and terrorizing the homes of Supreme Court Justices and their families in an attempt to obstruct justice should be fully condemned,&#8221; Stefanik told Fox News over the weekend. &#8220;I have faith that, even in the face of such reckless intimidation and obstruction, justice will prevail and uphold the rights of the most vulnerable among us, the unborn.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After initially taking a passive stance on the issue, the White House on Monday condemned&#8221; violence, threats, or vandalism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;@POTUS strongly believes in the Constitutional right to protest. But that should never include violence, threats, or vandalism,&#8221; White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Twitter Monday. &#8220;Judges perform an incredibly important function in our society, and they must be able to do their jobs without concern for their personal safety.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640\/320\/Jen-Psaki.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"White House press secretary Jen Psaki.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      White House press secretary Jen Psaki.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said the Biden administration&#8217;s statement came a &#8220;little late.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A little late, don\u2019t you think &#8211; now that leftists are firebombing prolifers and threatening the safety of Supreme Court Justices and their families,&#8221; Hawley said on Twitter Monday. &#8220;Joe Biden could have condemned this violence &#038; harassment and instead encouraged it. He should be held responsible.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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