It seemed a little contradictory, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with husband tagging behind, met with Pope Francis.
The two received Communion during a papal Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, despite her support on abortion and Paul’s impending DUI trial.
Pelosi along with husband Paul attended the morning Mass to mark the feasts of St. Peter and St. Paul, during which Pope Francis bestowed the woolen pallium stolen on newly consecrated archbishops.
Seated in the VIP diplomatic section Nancy and Paul received Communion along with the rest of the congregants, according to two people who witnessed the moment.
Pelosi’s home archbishop, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, has said he will no longer allow her to receive the sacrament in his archdiocese because of her support for abortion rights.
Cordileone, a conservative, has said Pelosi must either repudiate her support for abortion or stop speaking publicly of her Catholic faith.
Pelosi has done neither since the waning was given to her.
She called the recent Supreme Court ruling removing constitutional protections for abortion an ‘outrageous and heart-wrenching’ decision that fulfils the Republican Party’s ‘dark and extreme goal of ripping away women’s right to make their own reproductive health decisions.’
Pelosi has spoken openly of her Catholic faith, including at a diplomatic reception at the residence of the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See on Tuesday evening marking Independence Day.
Speaking to a crowd of ambassadors, Vatican officials and other Rome-based Americans, Pelosi spoke about the Catholic virtues of faith, hope and charity and the important role they play in the U.S. Embassy´s mission.
“Faith is an important gift, not everyone has it but it is the path to so many other things,” she told the crowd.
Pelosi met with Francis on Wednesday before the Mass and received a blessing.
While Francis presided over the Mass, he did not distribute Communion himself and Pelosi received the sacrament from one of the many priests who distributed it.
From the time he was archbishop in Buenos Aires, Francis has rarely distributed Communion, precisely to prevent the sacrament from becoming politicized.
Last year, President Joe Biden, another Catholic who also supports abortion rights, said after meeting with Francis that the pontiff told him to continue receiving the sacrament.
Biden later received Communion during a Mass in a Rome church that is under the authority of Francis as bishop of Rome.
Proves religion is just that man reaching up to God using his own rules whereas God reaching to man is having a personal relationship with him using Gods laws. His commandments don’t change just because man’s does
She needs to have all rights taken away from her and Biden as well. They get by their actions ONLY because,as usual, they are politicans. They be!I’ve they can do whatever they wish, just like 80% of Hollywoods.
another Holiday for Ms. Useless on Taxpayer $
The POPE is an ASS HOLE.
Whatever, I’ll let St. Peter take care of this one. I’m sure it will be soon.