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Bishop of San Francisco asks Pelosi to meet with him concerning Abortion

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Posted by OldSpook 2008-09-05 13:02|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 When the phone don't ring, he'll know it's her.
It's not like Catholics are gonna line up to piss on her lawn.

Posted by tu3031 2008-09-05 13:35|| 2008-09-05 13:35|| Front Page Top

#2 She's a "cafeteria Catholic." Excommunication might make a difference to her--or not.

Posted by Jolutch Mussolini7800 2008-09-05 14:11|| 2008-09-05 14:11|| Front Page Top

#3 While I have no doubt the good Bishop is concerned for Pelosi herself, she is not the main audience for this letter.

Posted by lotp 2008-09-05 14:22|| 2008-09-05 14:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Nice to see a bishop doing the job.

Posted by Mike 2008-09-05 14:25|| 2008-09-05 14:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Uh oh.

Posted by Halliburton - Asymmetrical Reply Division 2008-09-05 15:08|| 2008-09-05 15:08|| Front Page Top

#6 As long as Nancy keeps talking, she turns people off. Today her bishop, tomorrow who? Keep talking, honey. 91% disapproval rating for her and Harry's Congress is not good enough. By November, you can hit 95% if you try. Go for it!

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-09-05 15:10|| 2008-09-05 15:10|| Front Page Top

#7 Is she capable of doing anything to turn off her own voters, though? I thought she had a safe district.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-09-05 15:13|| 2008-09-05 15:13|| Front Page Top

#8 Bring bell, book, and candle. He might also take some Holy Water and garlic.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-09-05 15:53|| 2008-09-05 15:53|| Front Page Top

#9 Well the 8th District is all in San Francisco, so she's pretty safe as long as she stays far left. Only chance of losing is if she doesn't jump on the next radical left hobby-horse that becomes popular.

From Wiki:
"Pelosi represents one of the safest Democratic districts in the country. Democrats have held the seat since 1949, and Republicans, who currently make up only 13 percent of registered voters in the district, have not made a serious bid for the seat since the early 1960s. Pelosi has kept this tradition going. Since her initial victory in 1987, she has been re-elected 10 times, receiving at least 75% of the vote. She has never participated in candidates' debates."

Posted by Chong the Anonymous9033 2008-09-05 16:07|| 2008-09-05 16:07|| Front Page Top

#10 "I am writing to invite her into a conversation with me about these matters."
Euphemism for calling Nancy to exorcism.

Posted by Darrell 2008-09-05 16:09|| 2008-09-05 16:09|| Front Page Top

#11 She's a "cafeteria Catholic." Excommunication might make a difference to her--or not.

Just before a major election with how many hundreds of thousands [millions] of true believing Hispanic Roman Catholics in the game? She may be in a safe district, but her associates aren't. And by her position, obtained only by the votes of her party members in the House, it's a good/not good issue to be raising right now for them.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-09-05 16:10|| 2008-09-05 16:10|| Front Page Top

#12 Unfortunately, the Catholic Church seems to lean towards the Democratic position on many issues such as welfare, the death penalty, war (in general), social justice, and many other issues. The key difference is abortion.
The Catholic Church does not (and cannot) tell people how to vote. The best they can do is to have candidates lay out their positions on the issues the Church thinks are important, and allow Catholics make up their mind.
Unfortunately, in a two party system, you usually end up choosing the lesser of two evils.
On the other hand, for Pelosi to stand up and say that she has decided what the Church is supposed to say is outrageous. I am glad that her bishop has apparently decided that enough is enough.

Posted by Rambler in California 2008-09-05 17:11|| 2008-09-05 17:11|| Front Page Top

#13 Here's the underhanded lob for you all . . .

Nancy - "I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition."

Posted by GORT 2008-09-05 17:40|| 2008-09-05 17:40|| Front Page Top

#14 "Since her initial victory in 1987, she has been re-elected 10 times, receiving at least 75% of the vote. She has never participated in candidates' debates."

Wow, even the old Soviet Politburo didn't have that extended a record, at least not since Stalin.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-09-05 19:27|| 2008-09-05 19:27|| Front Page Top

#15 Keep up the pressure, Ratzi.

Posted by anonymous2u 2008-09-05 20:49|| 2008-09-05 20:49|| Front Page Top

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