![]() He added “that one can also violate Church teaching and take Holy Communion for a political purpose as well, thus ‘weaponizing’ the Eucharist for one’s own ulterior motives.”Ĭordileone had notified Pelosi, the speaker of the U.S. “I have been very clear all along, in both my words and my actions, that my motive is pastoral, not political.” One would have to demonstrate that a person’s actions in following Church teaching is explicitly for a political purpose in order to justify the accusation of ‘weaponizing’ the Eucharist,” the archbishop wrote. However, this is simply application of Church teaching. “There are those who speak of such actions as I am taking as ‘weaponizing’ the Eucharist. The archbishop addressed a separate letter to the laity. In a May 20 letter addressed priests of the archdiocese, Cordileone explained that his instruction is nothing but the application of the Church’s teaching. 915 really say? HEREĪrchbishop Cordileone tells priests that Nancy Pelosi Communion denial is ‘pastoral, not political’Īrchbishop Salvatore Cordileone took extra pains Friday to explain to priests of the Archdiocese of San Francisco his decision barring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from receiving Communion because of her advocacy of abortion. Will this put calcium and testosterone into the bishops’ conference?įirst, what does can.
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