by Ben Whedon at Just the News
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone announced Friday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi cannot receive Holy Communion due to her public pro-abortion stance.
In an open letter to Pelosi, the archbishop informed her that she is “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 publically repudiate your advocacy for the legitimacy of abortion and confess and receive absolution of this grave sin in the sacrament of Penance.”
The practice of barring one from Holy Communion is known as excommunication and may be done either to encourage a sinner to seek repentance or to fully remove them from the church, according to Britannica. Cordileone’s move against Pelosi appears to be of the former.
Pelosi, who represents California’s 12th Congressional District, including San Francisco, is both a professed member of the Roman Catholic Church and a staunch supporter of abortion rights.
The church meanwhile,…
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