San Francisco Archbishop to Pelosi: Do Not Receive Communion

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : He mentioned Pelosi specifically, adding "Our leadership is very important, so I invite you all to join me in prayer and sacrifice for the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi from here in San Francisco."While there is argument among rank and file Catholics over whether abortion is acceptable, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, a summary of Catholic beliefs, is clear.
48% : Pelosi was also instrumental in getting the Women's Health Protection Act of 2021, which have codified abortion into federal law, through the House last year.
44% : The catechism states, "In the most blessed sacrament of the Eucharist 'the body and blood, together with the soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ and, therefore, the whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially contained.'"Last September, Pelosi was asked about her views on abortion and the criticism from Cordileone.
41% : The letter continues: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.
40% : Pelosi, who says she is a Catholic, has long been in favor of abortion.
39% : Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law.
32% : Politicians who have been active in supporting abortion have drawn calls from Church officials for her to be banned from receiving it before.
29% : In November 2020, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of the Washington, D.C. archdiocese said he would not refuse to give Biden the Eucharist over his views on abortion.
25% : Cordileone, who has served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco in since 2012, has frequently tried to convince Pelosi to change her stance on abortion.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.