'The character assassination and uncharitable venom being cast upon a bishop merely defending the doctrines of his religion is appalling and repugnant,' says the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy.
This is the second time in little over a month that Pelosi has addressed the issue of abortion. On both times she made prominent mention of her Catholic faith.
The rhetoric is getting weird out there. As the House of Representatives considered passing a ban on abortions beyond the 20th week of pregnancy, Congresswoman Gwen Moore of Wisconsin filled the chamber with the rhetoric of a fundamentalist preacher. Reacting with righteous fury, the representative from the Milwaukee shouted, “This bill is an abomination!” The Biblical language to defend late-term abortion – as much an affront against science as against Scripture – calls to mind the true definition of abomination: “There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the […]
By “continuing to support dismemberment abortion, and refusing to explain its distinction from murder, [Pelosi] has disconnected herself from both faith and reason,” Fr. Pavone said.