{"id":244527,"date":"2021-05-04T15:42:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T20:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=244527"},"modified":"2021-05-05T16:13:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T21:13:16","slug":"pelosis-archbishop-catholics-forward-holy-communion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pelosis-archbishop-catholics-forward-holy-communion\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi\u2019s archbishop: High-profile pro-abortion Catholics &#8216;should not&#8230; receive Holy Communion&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s San Francisco archbishop is the latest Catholic official to call for public figures who support abortion to be denied Holy Communion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Most Rev. Salvatore J. Cordileone released a 17-page <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sfarch.org\/inthewomb\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pastoral letter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on May 1 titled, \u201cBefore I Formed You in the Womb I Knew You: A Pastoral Letter on the Human Dignity of the Unborn, Holy Communion, and Catholics in Public Life.\u201d The letter calls for Catholics in public life to reflect on the evil of abortion and the meaning of receiving Holy Communion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA compassionate, inclusive society must make room at the table for the most defenseless, and it should help a woman to keep her unborn child, not kill her or him,\u201d the archbishop writes. \u201cIf you find that you are unwilling or unable to abandon your advocacy for abortion, you should not come forward to receive Holy Communion.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the archbishop did not specifically name anyone, the letter may have implications for one of the most notable public figures in the archdiocese: Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat and high-profile Catholic who has long supported abortion in contradiction to the teaching of the Catholic Church.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live Action News <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nancy-pelosi-pro-life-voters-grief-catholic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">previously reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in January that Pelosi appeared on the podcast, \u201cYou and Me Both with Hillary Clinton,\u201d and said it gives her \u201cgreat grief as a Catholic\u201d when pro-lifers put the right to life of preborn human beings ahead of other issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c[Y]ou take the abortion issue \u2014 and many of these people are very good people; that\u2019s just their point of view,\u201d Pelosi said. \u201cBut they were willing to sell the whole democracy down the river for that one issue.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/biden-administration-disagrees-catholic-church-research-aborted\/\">Biden-Harris administration \u2018respectfully disagrees\u2019 with Catholic Church on experimentation using aborted children<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the letter, the archbishop also emphasized the importance of bishops articulating to their communities the Catholic Church\u2019s clear stance on abortion and reminding public figures that they will be held responsible by God for the \u201cinnocent blood that has been shed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen public figures identify themselves as Catholics and yet actively oppose one of the most fundamental doctrines of the Church\u200a\u2014\u200athe inherent dignity of each and every human being and therefore the absolute prohibition of taking innocent human life\u200a\u2014\u200awe pastors have a responsibility both to them and to the rest of our people,\u201d Cordileone said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The letter emerges on the heels of a heated debate over barring President Joe Biden from receiving the sacrament. On the campaign trail in 2019, Biden was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/42659\/biden-denied-communion-at-sc-parish-over-abortion-stance\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reportedly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> denied Communion at a South Carolina church over his pro-abortion stance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the archbishop sent a clear message on the Catholic Church\u2019s position on abortion, he also conveyed hope to those Catholics who turn away from their support of abortion in favor of choosing to protect the human dignity of every person, especially of innocent preborn children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTo those who need to hear this message clearly: Turn away from evil and return home to the fullness of your Catholic faith,\u201d Cordileone writes. \u201cWe await you with open arms to welcome you back with joy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will discuss the issue of barring pro-abortion public figures from receiving the Eucharist during their next national meeting in June.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a> for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s San Francisco archbishop is the latest Catholic official to call for public figures who support abortion to be denied Holy Communion. 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