San Francisco Archbishop Bars Pelosi from Receiving Holy Communion

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% :Cordileone has previously publicly called out both Pelosi Biden for supporting abortion while claiming to be devout Catholics.
45% : "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 wrote.
45% : 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.'
40% : 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.
40% :National faith-based advocacy organization CatholicVote praised Cordileone for his action, and said they are praying for Pelosi to change her view of abortion.
34% : 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.
32% : 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," he said in part.
24% : 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.""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.
23% : The announcement continues:Unfortunately, Speaker Pelosi's position on abortion has become only more extreme over the years, especially in the last few months.

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