Nancy Pelosi has gotten into hot water for misrepresenting Catholic Church teaching against abortion. Appearing on Meet the Press last Sunday, she said:
“I would say that as an ardent, practicing Catholic, this is an issue that I have studied for a long time,” she said.
“And what I know is, over the centuries, the doctors of the church have not been able to make that definition.
And Senator – St. Augustine said at three months. We don’t know,” she said…..
In a release issued Monday night, Washington, D.C., Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl said Pelosi’s comments on “Meet the Press” on Sunday “were incorrect.”
“We respect the right of elected officials such as Speaker Pelosi to address matters of public policy that are before them, but the interpretation of Catholic faith has rightfully been entrusted to the Catholic bishops. Given this responsibility to teach, it is important to make
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