{"id":468548,"date":"2021-05-03T20:20:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T00:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=468548"},"modified":"2021-05-03T20:20:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T00:20:46","slug":"moral-evil-pelosis-archbishop-demands-pro-abortion-catholic-politicians-to-refrain-from-communion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moral-evil-pelosis-archbishop-demands-pro-abortion-catholic-politicians-to-refrain-from-communion\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Moral Evil\u2019: Pelosi\u2019s Archbishop Demands Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicians To Refrain From Communion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fmoral-evil-pelosis-archbishop-demands-pro-abortion-catholic-politicians-to-refrain-from-communion%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=468548&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-171854954-1.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore J. Cordileone, whose diocese encompasses House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s (D-CA) district, released a <a href=\"https:\/\/sfarchdiocese.org\/documents\/2021\/5\/Pastoral_Letter_LetterSize_0501.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pastoral letter<\/a> Saturday condemning\u00a0Catholic politicians who support what he described as the \u201cmoral evil\u201d of abortion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\" readability=\"9.5\">\n<div class=\"column\" readability=\"14\">\n<p>In an extensive document entitled \u201cA Pastoral Letter on the Human Dignity of the Unborn, Holy Communion, and Catholics in Public Life,\u201d Cordileone laid out a case against abortion, but devoted a particular section to rebuking self-described Catholic political leaders that openly support abortion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYour Catholic ideals inspire you in your work to help those who experience discrimination, violence, and injustice, and you deserve the gratitude of your fellow Catholics and our nation for this service. But we cannot empower the weak by crushing the weakest,\u201d Cordileone wrote in part.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you find that you are unwilling or unable to abandon your advocacy for abortion, you should not come forward to receive Holy Communion. To publicly affirm the Catholic faith while at the same time publicly rejecting one of its most fundamental teachings is simply dishonest,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod has entrusted you with a prestigious position in society. You have the power to affect societal practices and attitudes. Always remember that you will one day have to render an account to God for your stewardship of this trust,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd please stop pretending that advocating for or practicing a grave moral evil \u2014 one that snuffs out an innocent human life, one that denies a fundamental human right \u2014 is somehow compatible with the Catholic faith. It is not,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Cordileone appealed to 1 Corinthians 11:27\u201329 for his admonition,\u00a0which says:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"9\">\n<p><em>Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will have to answer for the body and blood of the Lord. A person should examine himself, and so eat the bread and drink the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pelosi, President Joe Biden, and other Catholic politicians face a potential rebuke from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), who will decide in June if they should tighten their stance on politicians who openly support the practice of abortion\u00a0and demand they refrain from the Eucharist.<\/p>\n<p>Cordileone recently expressed support for the. USCCB\u2019s proposed statement, telling the AP \u201cthere\u2019s a growing sense of urgency\u201d surrounding the issue. \u201cAbortion is not just one among many important issues. \u2026 It\u2019s a direct attack on human life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-57 Component-p-0-2-48\">\u201cThey need to understand the scandal that is caused when they say they are faithfully Catholic and yet oppose the church on such a basic concept,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-57 Component-p-0-2-48\">As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/a-unique-problem-u-s-catholic-bishops-may-demand-biden-other-pro-abortion-politicians-stop-taking-communion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"22.371733966746\">\n<p><em>During their next annual meeting, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Doctrine will be drafting a document that will clarify their position regarding the longstanding question of how to handle Catholic politicians in open defiance of Church teaching on abortion, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/health-coronavirus-government-and-politics-religion-22e0d1ba299fe8693013036e3cc85c81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, who is chairman of the USCCB\u2019s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, has publicly and repeatedly rebuked Biden for supporting abortion, going so far as to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/archbishop-of-kansas-city-joe-biden-should-stop-defining-himself-as-a-devout-catholic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">say<\/a> the president \u201cshould stop defining himself as a devout Catholic.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBecause President Biden is Catholic, it presents a unique problem for us,\u201d Naumann told the AP. \u201cIt can create confusion. \u2026 How can he say he\u2019s a devout Catholic and he\u2019s doing these things that are contrary to the church\u2019s teaching?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/wapo-defends-very-catholic-biden-against-far-right-bishops-set-to-rebuke-him-over-abortion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WaPo Defends \u2018Very Catholic\u2019 Biden Against \u2018Far-Right\u2019 Bishops Set To Rebuke Him Over Abortion<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><em>member<\/em><\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore J. 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