By KATHERINE HAMILTON – 20 May 2022 – for Breitbart.news

My cmnt: Here are two articles on Catholics and abortion. Both the Archbishops of San Fransisco and of Denver finally take action, years in the making, to properly discipline evil, democrat politicians who falsely claim to be “devout Catholics”. Click here for a blog on this from over a year ago.

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone announced on Friday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is forbidden to receive Holy Communion because of her increasingly “extreme” pro-abortion views.

Cordileone wrote:

After numerous attempts to speak with her to help her understand the grave evil she is perpetrating, the scandal she is causing, and the danger to her own soul she is risking, I have determined that the point has come in which I must make a public declaration that she is not to be admitted to Holy Communion unless and until she publicly repudiate her support for abortion “rights” and confess and receive absolution for her cooperation in this evil in the sacrament of Penance. I have accordingly sent her a Notification to this effect, which I have now made public.

In his letter, Cordileone said he wrote to Pelosi on April 7, telling her that she must publicly disavow her pro-abortion stance “or else refrain from referring to your Catholic faith in public and receiving Holy Communion, I would have no choice but to make a declaration, in keeping with canon 915, that you are not to be admitted to Holy Communion.” Cordileone said since sending that letter that Pelosi has not abided by his request. He wrote:

Therefore, in light of my responsibility as the Archbishop of San Francisco to be ‘concerned for all the Christian faithful entrusted to [my] care” (Code of Canon Law, can. 383, §1), by means of this communication I am hereby notifying you that you are not to present yourself for Holy Communion and, should you do so, you are not to be admitted to Holy Communion, until such time as you publicly repudiate your advocacy for the legitimacy of abortion and confess and receive absolution of this grave sin in the sacrament of Penance.

He also said a Catholic legislator who supports abortion after knowing the teaching of the Church, “commits a manifestly grave sin which is a cause of most serious scandal to others.  Therefore, universal Church law provides that such persons ‘are not to be admitted to Holy Communion.”

The Catechism of the Catholic Church explicitly bans both obtaining an abortion and assisting with one, saying “since the first century, the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion….”

“This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law,” the catechism says.

Cordileone wrote in his announcement that he has received many letters over the years “expressing distress over the scandal” of Catholics in public life — like Pelosi and President Joe Biden — promoting “such grievously evil practices as abortion.” He said in part:

I have responded that conversion is always better than exclusion, and before any such action can be taken it must be preceded by sincere and diligent efforts at dialogue and persuasion.  With regard to Speaker Pelosi, I have striven to follow this wise route, as delineated by then-Cardinal Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) in a letter to U.S. bishops regarding Holy Communion and Catholic politicians who cooperate in the grave evils of abortion and euthanasia.

The announcement continues:

Unfortunately, Speaker Pelosi’s position on abortion has become only more extreme over the years, especially in the last few months.  Just earlier this month she once again, as she has many times before, explicitly cited her Catholic faith while justifying abortion as a “choice,” this time setting herself in direct opposition to Pope Francis: “The very idea that they would be telling women the size, timing or whatever of their family, the personal nature of this is so appalling, and I say that as a devout Catholic”; “They say to me, ‘Nancy Pelosi thinks she knows more about having babies than the Pope.’  Yes I do.  Are you stupid?

Cordileone said he took “no pleasure whatsoever” in fulfilling his pastoral duty and said his action is “not political.”

He said:

I have been very clear in my words and actions about this.  Speaker Pelosi has been uppermost in my prayer intentions ever since I became the Archbishop of San Francisco. It was my prayer life that motivated me to ask people all around the country to join me in praying and fasting for her in the “Rose and Rosary for Nancy Campaign.”  I especially pray that she will see in the roses she has received a sign of the honest love and care that many thousands of people have for her.

Cordileone has previously publicly called out both Pelosi and Biden for supporting abortion while claiming to be devout Catholics.

“You cannot be a good Catholic and support expanding a government-approved right to kill innocent human beings,” he wrote in a Washington Post op-ed last year about Texas’ six-week abortion ban, lamenting the hysterical reactions of Biden and Pelosi. “This is hardly inappropriate for a pastor to say. If anything, Catholic political leaders’ response to the situation in Texas highlights the need for us to say it all the louder.”

National faith-based advocacy organization CatholicVote praised Cordileone for his action, and said they are praying for Pelosi to change her view of abortion.

“Catholics across America commend Archbishop Cordileone and his pastoral leadership in handling the scandal posed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. For too long Catholic public officials have created confusion and disunity by advocating for policies that destroy innocent human life – in direct contradiction of the teachings of the Catholic faith,” President of CatholicVote Brian Burch said.

“The persistent disobedience of these public officials is a source of enormous sadness and scandal that begged for a response.  The Church has no choice but to protect itself and to encourage all of its members to live in communion with its teachings. For the sake of Speaker Pelosi and the rest of the flock in his charge, Archbishop Cordileone is right to call her to return to full communion with the Church.  We hope and pray she will do so,” he continued.

Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her on Twitter.

Readers’ comments:

Can we just feed the old bat to a shark?

Way beyond past due, Catholic Church. Good to see you finally got this one right.

Next is Biden.

For real! It is high time the Catholic church stops allowing politicians like FJB and Nancy to make a mockery of its teachings, while repeatedly telling the entire world how “Catholic” they are!

The Archbishop should throw some Holy Water on Pelosi…….

and see if she melts.

The current “pope” should step down, and this Archbishop should assume the role as True Pope.

He doesn’t sound like he’s under the thumb of the oligarchs and globalist elites. Like maybe he actually cares about the scripture and the holy rules. Therefore, he’d never stand a chance of being elected pope.

Wow!
Somebody in the Church FINALLY noticed that Pelosi is a ferocious anti-Christian blood-glutton baby-butcher!
(The Delaware bishop should have excommunicated Biden decades ago. I won’t be holding my breath waiting for that to happen.)

Pretty refreshing, isn’t it?

The Achbishop is right to confront Pelosi over abortion! Just like Congress should have confronted election fraud on Jan 6. She and Obiden are frauds with their religion and he’s a fraud as President. They are scoundrels!

Trump tried to get Pence, McCarthy, and McConnell to confront the Democrats, but they went along with the fraud. Now look where we are!

“You cannot be a good Catholic and support expanding a government-approved right to kill innocent human beings,”

It is not even for being a good Catholic.. just for being a good decent human being… the taking of a child’s life from the womb, should be in extreme instances. Life is a very precious gift.. the inhuman stance of these “Pro-Abortionist” is pure evil and has gone far enough! There are to many drugs available to stop it before the start.. there is no reason to destroy a life once created.

Thank you for pointing that out. I am not a Catholic but I am appalled by the demands for late term/post birth abortion. They are murder. What ever happened to the regard for life?

There is no regard for anything the people in this country grew up with. The Democrats have destroyed it all — God, honor, respect, loyalty, etc. The immigrants think this is a good country to run to. It is not a good country when the leaders are not respected by anyone, either here or overseas.

Add Family

The Catholic Church has been very consistent for centuries regarding their stand on abortion. However there are many cafeteria Catholics, like some of my family members, who pick and choose their doctrine.

It’s called being a bloodthirsty hypocrite.

Applauds to the Archbishop. Bravo!

“After numerous attempts to speak with Speaker Pelosi to help her understand the grave evil she is perpetrating, the scandal she is causing, an the danger to her own soul she is risking, I have determined that she is not to be admitted to Holy Communion.”

The beastly hag has no soul.

She does have a soul but if she dies in this state it will forever be detached from God. This is the basic definition of hell. I pray she will repent.

Denver Archbishop Commends Decision to Deny Communion to Nancy Pelosi

By THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D. – 21 May 2022 – for Breitbart.news

ROME — Denver Archbishop Samuel Aquila released a statement Friday in support of San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone for barring Nancy Pelosi from receiving Holy Communion because of her aggressive abortion advocacy.

“I support and commend my brother bishop for making this courageous, compassionate, and necessary decision,” Archbishop Aquila said in his statement. “I know Archbishop Cordileone to be a shepherd with the heart and mind of Christ, who truly desires to lead others towards Christ’s love, mercy, and promise of eternal salvation.”

“As I have previously written and Archbishop Cordileone makes clear as well, this issue is not about politics or simply enforcing Church rules, but rather about love – love for the individual and love for the entire community,” Aquila continued.

In his statement, Archbishop Aquila noted that Cordileone had made “sincere and diligent efforts at dialogue and persuasion” in his dealings with Ms. Pelosi, making every attempt to “try and avoid this step.”

Nonetheless, “Church teaching is clear that people endanger their souls if they are separated from God because of grave sin and then receive the most Holy Eucharist in an unworthy manner,” he said, and true pastors must call them back to an intimate relationship with God.

When that person is a public figure, he added, “love for the community means guarding against scandal and confusion and allowing others to be led into sin if they don’t see the issue addressed in an appropriate and compassionate manner.”

In his communication, Archbishop Aquila encouraged the faithful of his own archdiocese “to read the letters written by Archbishop Cordileone, and to ask the Holy Spirit with an open heart to clear away any doubt or confusion you have about this issue, and lead you into a more intimate and full relationship with Jesus.”

“Let us pray for all political leaders, that they may govern in a way that promotes and protects the God-given dignity of every person, from conception until natural death,” he said. “And let us pray for our state and country, that we may once again view every precious life as a true gift from our heavenly Father.”