Papal Precedent Behind Mercifully Denying Pelosi Communion
On Friday, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone notified House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that, until she undergoes “a conversion of heart,” she is barred from receiving Holy Communion because of her support for “abortion and infanticide.” Critics otherwise completely uninterested in theology — including those who make up the San Francisco Examiner’s Editorial Board — leapt to pronounce with doctrinal certainty that the Archbishop’s notification is a denial of Church creed. Make no mistake, it is wholly compatible with Pope Francis’ own words and his witness of mercy.
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