Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, pictured in 2020, has banned House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from taking Holy Communion. In open defiance of Pope Francis, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone on Friday banned House Speakerfrom taking Holy Communion here in her home diocese. The reason? Her strong support of women’s abortion rights.
Instead, American bishops approved watered-down guidelines that reportedly stated, “It is the special responsibility of the diocesan bishop to work to remedy situations that involve public actions at variance with the visible communion of the Church and the moral law.” In 2015, he attempted to force teachers and staff at San Francisco’s Catholic schools to condemn gay rights, abortion and birth control as “intrinsically evil.” This led a group of 100 prominent local Catholics to run a full-page ad in the San Francisco Chronicle that called on Pope Francis to replace Cordileone.
Seven years later, Cordileone’s efforts to sow division and politicize the faith have intensified. Now, he has trained his sights on Speaker Pelosi, a woman who has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of the poor, the suffering and the oppressed —and who is a role model for women all over the world.
In light of Cordileone’s resurgent efforts to create discord, we repeat the call for Pope Francis to remove him and replace him with a leader who can unify rather than divide. Cordileone’s radical conservative politics might attract more people to the faith in places like Oklahoma or Texas, but his partisan pomposity will win no converts in San Francisco.
Pontifex SF Examiner,here is a nuclear truth bomb for you.if Nancy Pelosi is a Catholic,she believes in the sanctity of life.Being she is pro abortion,she DOES NOT believe in the sanctity of life and therefore cannot receive Communion.
Pontifex so it is ok to kill babies according to the SF examiner and the atheist paper that you print by the way who filed for this exemption to reinstate pelosi time to not give communion to the president also They are not good Catholics Why did the examiner stick their nose in the c
Pontifex He has every right to deny her and it has nothing to do with politics as far back as the 10 commandments murder is a sin period
Pontifex Another Liberal Rag Defending Pelosi whatever she does👎
Pontifex WTF why are you even getting involved in this it's none of your business it is a church matter she is the one that should be removed.
Pontifex A friendly reminder of what the obligations of christians are
Pontifex Art 1398 VI Title Canon Law. Besides, BenedictXVI supports excomunion to mexican legislators in 2007 because of promote abortion
Pontifex Abortists demon-crats. Baby kilkers, we support Archibishop Cordileone
Pontifex Before you show your great ignorance on Church Law in a public forum, you should care to instruct yourself...even if just a little bit.
Pontifex According to Canon Law Bishop Cordileone has the right and the power and even the duty to do what he did. Please, inform yourself.
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Pontifex lol Cordileone is right.
Pontifex Cada obispo es el jefe de la iglesia local, siempre que esté en comunión con la Santa Sede, la cual a condenado con pena de excomunión a quienes apoyan facilitan el aborto.
Pontifex Keep your demand to yourself and stay out of Catholic religion. Even the Pope agreed killing babies is murder. Pelosi does not practice Catholicism and should not be allowed to take communion.
Pontifex TaxTheChurch
Pontifex Who are 'we'? You? You who are clearly anti Christian? and Anti Catholic? You should convert too.
Pontifex You are simply incorrect, yet again. Stick to the little you know anything about.
Pontifex Can't the Pope just defrock this creep?
Pontifex A disgusting politically based denial that goes too far. Tax churches like the corporations they are and get them out of govt heads and beds.
Pontifex Someone has to stand for innocent babies and prevent their dismemberment. Why not you?
Pontifex For the church, abortion is not political. It is one of the most grievous sins.
Pontifex Who is Pontifex and why would they have a say in the matter?
Pontifex Canon 915 of the code of Canon Law gives Bishops the authority to deny communion.
Pontifex This is so dumb.
Pontifex Mm mr editor, the pope is merely a human vessel of the catholic church. God almighty is the head of the one holy apostolic catholic church and his teachings by Jesus determine how clergy should administer their faith.
Pontifex Your 'political schemes' include the systematic killing of innocent children, something Catholics know to be against the 5th Commandment. We don't call it 'politics' we call it MURDER and spiritual death. But what do you know? Neither you or Pelosi have morals
Pontifex Sometimes being an enforcer feeds one’s ego with power and worldly glory. Did Jesus really intend for his shepherds to be enforcers?
Pontifex '...We appeal to Pontifex to send a clear message that he, not Archbishop Cordileone, is the leader of the faith.' What is your religion Seventh Day Adventist Methodist Unitarian Papists? -Not in a million years given the ignorance of Catholicism embodied in the quote above
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Pontifex If Pelosi doesn’t like this perhaps she should change religions. It’s a free country with religious freedoms and maybe Catholicism isn’t the right fit for her.
Pontifex A BUNCH OF LOONY HYPER PARTISAN LIBERAL NEWSPAPER HACKS ARE NOW THE VOICE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ? THE VOICE OF GOD !?! TYPICAL LIBERAL ARROGANCE TAKEN TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE FAITH. THE CHURCH HAS SPOKEN CLEARLY ON REJECTING THE CULTURE OF ABORTION.
Pontifex SF Examiner editorial board: Delusional, unhinged, satanic
Pontifex You who wail and gnash your teeth know nothing about being morally right. Begone Satan! Abortion is murder!
Pontifex SF catholics...what is that a unicorn
Pontifex We appeal the SF Examiner to send a clear message we will no longer be content with your absurd work ideology that weakens our nation, unnecessarily puts our health and well-being at risk as well as our personal property. We will no longer support your paper.
Pontifex ArchdioceseSF ArchCordileone—Life is life. Does that mean Catholic Church members who believe and embrace the death penalty should not be given communion? I thought Cordileone’s job is to just give communion and not judge. Mixing Church and State matters not good for society.
Pontifex ArchCordileone isn’t in any position to judge for the baggage he carries. No leader is w/o judgment. He is a hypocrite and should not be passing judgment on communions. It’s his duty to give communion and nothing else. Pope Francis—find another leader for ArchdioceseSF.
Pontifex Attacking the authority of an Archbishop and the teachings of the Catholic Church will put an end to schemes. It's time for another Archbishop to step up and ban POTUS from communion. Leaders supporting murder and sacrifice of infants must end. This is pure evil!
Pontifex Twitter should suspend for spreading misinformation. pontifex is not the leader of the faith in a particular diocese, it’s bishop is, pope knows this, canon law is clear. SFE’s rage against Cordileone and the Church blinds them to how the Church actually works.
Pontifex The 'pro-life' Evangelical Sheriff, Sparkman High School Principal and Southern Baptist/Assemblies of God Preachers who chose to make an example of 15-year-old Chris Adamek need to schedule an appointment with Jesus, before Gates of Heaven are slammed in their hypocritical faces.
Pontifex No one is forcing Pelosi to be a member of the Catholic church.
TaxTheChurch
Pontifex I can’t wait until y’all eat each other. Your city is a modern day Sodom and Gomorrah.
Pontifex All you liberals need to stop. You FORCE the 96% normal people to bow to gays. Yet you don't let the Christians have their beliefs. Hypocrites. This IS NOT POLITICAL. It's church doctrine. The sf examiner is nothing more than an evil spewing rag.
Pontifex TaxTheChurch
Pontifex Is he looking at Christ or his hands wondering why he forgot to wash the blood of hypocrisy off first? Next he had better punish politicians who disregard all pro-life teachings of the Church. Like the Death Penalty. We could make a list of who we want to excommunicate next.
Pontifex I'm sure the Pope will be heavily weighing theological opinions from the *checks notes* SF Examiner Editorial Board. Uh huh.
Pontifex “Partisan pomposity” from an “insubordinate saboteur” indeed! Thank you for taking a stand!
Pontifex Maybe the should do some research in the Bible.
Pontifex What a stupid article.
Pontifex Nancy Pelosi never had an abortion, but Archbishop DUI DEGENERATE Cordileone is WEAPONIZING THE EUCHARIST to POLITICIZE the church to punish the choice OTHERS made while he gladly DEFENDS/SERVES pedophile child-raping priests AND PRO-DEATH penalty GOPs.
Pontifex Let me be the first to call for her ex communication from the Catholic Church.
Pontifex There shouldn't be anyone between a person and communion with their Creator. Why does a mere man have this much power?
Pontifex He thinks his name is Corleone.
Pontifex Picture the Pope putting a bloody horse’s head in his bed…
Pontifex Wow. You guys are exactly a liberal newspaper! Right on!! Glad your speaking up against these fascist fake Christians.
Pontifex I don’t think you understand the whole sanctity of life thing the church sort of holds dear
Pontifex Instead let’s just tax the church and start holding pedophile priests and their protectors accountable.
Pontifex Tax. The. Churches.
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Pontifex And they wonder why attendance continues to fall and people continue to leave the Catholic church…
Pontifex Next, if you served in Afghanistan or Iraq, you can no longer take Holy Communion. 'Thou shalt not kill.'
Pontifex Amen, SF Examiner, ay-fkng-men. 👏🏼 SFExaminer Examiner
Pontifex The catholic church is the biggest criminal organization on the planet. No organization has killed more people. The catholic church is a barbaric relic of the past that does not have a place in our civilized world.
Pontifex “Communion is for those who are “in the community” and politicians who support abortion are “outside of the community.” - Pope Francis
Pontifex americamag: In this video, Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore Cordeleone joins Gloria Purvis, host of the 'The Gloria Purvis Podcast,' to discuss why he made the decision that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will not be admitted to Holy Eucharist.
Pontifex FoxNews Contributor Raymond Arroyo weighs in on 'Fox & Friends Weekend,' arguing that the Archbishop of San Francisco's Communion ban is an 'act of mercy to Nancy Pelosi' and that one must 'live consistently the life that you are claiming as a Catholic.'
Pontifex Good grief. This is gross. I’m sorry but religion isn’t determined by what state you live in. Christianity is Christianity no matter where you live. And if you’re a believer then you don’t support killing babies. It’s not complicated.
Pontifex Disgraceful. The Examiner, not the archbishop. I have never seen such a vicious attack on a religious leader, one loyal to his vows and Catholic/Christian doctrine, as this disgusting piece. God have mercy on your souls for supporting abortion.
Pontifex 2nd hand embarrassment 💯
Pontifex Well abortion is strictly against Gifs word and Catholic teaching. She deserves punishment for such egregious violations of her professed faith. Stay in your lane.
Pontifex Apparently you have no idea about why this Bishop did the right thing.
Pontifex 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 “For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.”
Pontifex Always thought Holy Communion was never to be prohibited.The clergy who committed crimes against kids/boys were never prohibited by Church or Bishops from doing so. Is this a stunt? Theatre? This resembles the GOP who cares about the unborn but once you are born/kid on your own
Pontifex Shame on you. Pelosi uses her Catholicism to confuse others about what a “devout Catholic”believes re:unborn life. It’s an abhorrent scandal. The Church upholds the dignity of life but SCIENCE tells us when it begins. I support the Archbishop of SF!
Pontifex Who wants to tell them what Pontifex has actually said about abortion?
Pontifex Tell me you don’t understand, without telling me….🤡🤡🤡🤡
Pontifex he's not the final voice GOD IS !!!
Pontifex Tell me you don’t understand catholic theology without telling me you don’t understand catholic theology
Pontifex Cordileone just being true to RCC teachings. Get a grip.
Pontifex Hahahahahahahaha no.
Pontifex i think both sides have political schemes lol
Pontifex The examiner coming out super loud and proud for baby murder.
Pontifex That’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this works.
You clearly don’t understand the role of the Bishop.
Pontifex Political? These people know nothing about Catholicism!!!
Pontifex What has the AB done in contradiction to his duties as a shepherd of his flock?
Pontifex The Pope is not going to knock off one of his bishops in a major metropolitan for enforcing basic church teaching, in exchange for a fake Catholic politician declaring her intentions to continue to violate said teaching
Pontifex We the newspaper please ask you to bend your religious beliefs and religion to fit our politics and the conflicts between our politics and religion, even though us the newspaper don't believe in God and often make fun of the same religious people we ask to change.
Pontifex Is this an Article featured on the Babylon bee? Who is on the editorial board? They make the assertion that Pelosi has always been on the Morally side of the issues. Please provide where the Roman Catholic Church has ever condoned/accepted Abortion/Infanticide? poorjournalism
Pontifex May God strengthen this man who decided to protect and honor Him in the Most Blessed Sacrament. That's the duty of priests, but alas, most of them are easily defeated by the cheapest human respect.
Pontifex Continue to weep
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Pontifex I’m guessing that given the pope’s recent recent statements on abortion, you can expect that roughly when pigs fly out of your ass.
Pontifex “All faiths” - good grief do they ever not know what they’re talking about. Sorry, pro-abort doesn’t align with the actual faith.
Pontifex Again, SF examiner, this is a church matter between Pelosi & her Archbishop. Keep your nose out of it. Pelosi remains your US Representative. After all the good man has enough troubles serving the needs of America’s own version of Sodom & Gomorrah.
JoshMankiewicz Pontifex Tax churches if they feel the need to get into politics.
Pontifex Some serious “I want to speak with your manager” vibes going on here
Pontifex How could a true catholic be anything but anti abortion? Progressives have no grasp on rationality
Pontifex Hey ., your authoritarianism is showing!
Pontifex Why should the Pope listen to you?
Pontifex You cannot be a Catholic and support abortion. You can call yourself one all you want, but you are not.
Pontifex Another commi fish wrap factory.
Pontifex Our perhaps the church should lead up to his standards and follow what they preach
Pontifex The pontif knows his cardinals don't all agree with him. But politics goes on at the Vatican too. The Cardinals are very powerful.
Pontifex Dude should just chill the fuck out. Maybe he just needs to get laid?
Pontifex Newspapers posting their Ls online.
Pontifex I wonder “why” you are all butt hurt over this? I mean you people aren’t even Christian’s yet your so insulted by this. Btw a Bishop DOES have the authority to do this. You do you and Christian’s will do them. Simple concept huh?
Pontifex ...the Archbishop decided to be a GOP superPAC...I give it less than a week before he is admonished...
Pontifex I thought something growing in a womb, is not yet human until a heartbeat can be heard? Prior to that, it's just tissues forming. I think y'all should leave women alone & focus on men. Men release sperm in2 a woman's uterus. Birth control should be on them.
Pontifex While criticizing Cordelione, the is also failing to criticize SpeakerPelosi for her true record on women’s health & reproductive rights, right before another primary where she’s again REFUSING TO DEBATE.
Pontifex Nakedly political rag type of magazine with disgustingly biased views
Pontifex Really... Not followers of their Messiah Jesus, more like the Jews Zealots who said the law ( IE Moses ) was more important and to get rid of Jesus for causing trouble for their authority.
Pontifex Here is what your pontifex thinks of abortion. Clear message:
Pontifex «Probet autem seipsum homo: et sic de pane illo edat, et de calice bibat. Qui enim manducat et bibit indigne, judicium sibi manducat et bibit, non dijudicans corpus Domini.» 1Cor 11,28-29
Pontifex Ya didnt bother to learn anything abt the theology/ecclesiology in play here did ya? Do ya know the difference btwn an act which is objectively evil, & options which may or may not be depending on situation & intention? DID a member of SF's ParticularChurch vote against HR7790?
Pontifex If he does that then it sends the message that Democrats control the faith, not the Pope.
Pontifex I think the Pope would see the Archbishop as adhering to the Christian-based principles establish by the Catholic Church. You and abortion represent none of those! You represent amoral secularism. The United States was established on Judeo-Christian principles. So, T.S.!
Pontifex Pope Francis today: 'Sadly, there has been a change in the common mentality, and we are more led to think that life is a good at our complete disposal, that we can choose to give birth or to take a life as we please, as if it were the exclusive consequence of individual choice.'
Pontifex Extorting a Member of Congress is a federal crime, isn't it? The Archbishop should get a visit from the FBI.
Pontifex Who’s paying him
Pontifex Lmao president Francis?
Pontifex TaxTheChurch it's high time.
Pontifex Abortion is a sin in the Catholic faith. Speaker Pelosi can believe whatever she wants, but supporting abortion is not Catholic and why she is being denied communion. Why do you expect the entire Catholic faith to bend to your opinion?
Pontifex Clicking through on the link and, yes, the content is even dumber than the headline suggests
Pontifex Baby killing Joe should be excommunicated too
Pontifex You obviously don’t understand how the hierarchy of the church works.
Pontifex GFY
Pontifex The pope has some thoughts on abortion…just saying
Pontifex Unless there’s a theologian or priest on your staff, there is not a single reason why Pope Francis should care what you think
Pontifex Lol
Pontifex He would just have a show on ETWN. I can see it now - $10 donation-an approved Catholic-executive line for communion,2 visits to view vestments,1 visit to Sanctuary. Card valid for month. Back to selling indulgences.
Pontifex Thanks for the laugh
Pontifex Why do you even care? I can only think it's because he showed that the Catholic faith is more powerful than your politics.
Pontifex Words have meaning: He wasn't insubordinate, since Pope Francis has compared Abortion to Nazi warcrimes.
Pontifex Isn’t this the same Archbishop who installed sprinklers over the cathedral doorways because homeless were sleeping there, and has espoused homophobic views?
Pontifex The Pope when someone tells him abortion isn’t evil or individual bishops shouldn’t have freedom to govern their own affairs
Pontifex It takes a whole internal magistrate to remove an Archbishop. Process can take 6 months to a year.
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Pontifex Oh, so now you're ultramonists? Funny, I thought us Catholics in America shouldn't be led by a foreign sovereign? Isn't that the argument people like you historically used against us? Hypocrisy abounds.
Pontifex Pope Francis is staunchly and completely anti abortion & pro life: also, Bishops have authority in their jurisdiction to bar those who kill babies from Communion:They don’t need The Pope’s permission. Write about something you know about? You obviously know nothing of Catholicism
Pontifex You don’t know Pope Francis!:he just said this:”Sadly, there has been a change in the common mentality, & we are led to think that life is a good at our disposal; that we can choose to give birth or to take a life , as if it were the exclusive consequence of individual choice'
Pontifex I do not think that is very likely to happen
Pontifex It's for her own soul, nothing to do with politics. You are very uninformed.
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Pontifex Have you reached out to any members of the Church or theologians for an explanation of what the archbishop did and why?
Pontifex it’s amazing how no one is more ultramontane than rando journalists who aren’t even Catholic
Pontifex You don't really get religion do you
Pontifex The cool thing about Vatican II that no one talks about is that it understands bishops to be vicars of Christ in their own diocese, not just some deputies of the Pontiff
Pontifex Catholics in the diocese should stop paying tithes until this trump Catholic is gone.
Pontifex If Archbishop Cordileone wants to be all political about Pelosi & excommunicate her from ever taking communion again at any Catholic church, then the Catholic Church & basically most religious institutions should all be taxed for their political 2cents! The Archbishop needs to go
Pontifex 'Pelosi has consistently fought on the morally right side of these issues. Why is she being singled out for punishment in her hometown, especially when she can still receive Communion in Washington, D.C. or Oakland?' Uhhhhh because your hometown is where your bishop is
Pontifex So… You clearly have no idea how any of this works. (1) Pope JPII already spoke about abortion and spoiler alert: it’s bad news for Pelosi (2) Your argument has already been put to rest (3) Pope Benedict XVI is still alive and living in Vatican City.
Pontifex Lol
Pontifex Heard y’all got some pretty epic problems with crime and homelessness and Covid, but by all means go off about a religious leader simply following the tenets of their own religion.
Pontifex 😂
Pontifex so sorry this happened to you
Pontifex You may need to appeal to a higher power. Best of luck.
Pontifex The church is inherently political, something I'm sure you don't mind on issues that it happens to agree with you on
Pontifex His church is not tax exempt
Pontifex Hahaha editorial board is mad
The sheer ignorance demonstrated by this tweet and it’s absurd demands shows how little research this news outlet did for this stunt.
Pontifex One day people will realize that religion has always been political especially Christianity.
Pontifex A bear does, in fact, shit in the woods
Pontifex If Nancy is so pro choice, why is she backing the anti choice democrat representative in Texas?
Pontifex 🤡
100%. Cordileone is a hateful ghoul.
Pontifex Wow!
Pontifex You really don’t know how this works do you?
Pontifex nope, the bishop has complete authority within his jurisdiction in line with Canon Law. stay out of my faith and be assured I will never read your paper again.
Pontifex He has the power to do that since Pelosi call herself a 'Catholic' and supports the killing of innocent babies in the mother’s womb.
Pontifex Why don’t you worry about homelessness in ur city lol
Pontifex Just because the world changed does not mean the Church will.
Pontifex The Archbishop of San Francisco is the leader of his archdiocese, he has the full power to exercise his authority over his flock, which he did.
Pontifex For everyone in this thread, 'cry more' isn't a charitable response. This is a serious issue. Treat it respectfully, imo.
Pontifex You are being political, while the good Bishop is actually practicing the Faith.
Pontifex This hit piece reads like a... hit piece. God bless ArchbishopCordileone ArchCordileone
Pontifex Gfy
Pontifex I have a feeling you don't understand what you're writing about. But that doesn't surprise me.
Pontifex You got a lot to learn about Catholicism. But do go on.
Pontifex 1. You guys clearly aren’t Catholic so please stop spreading fake news 2. Even if the pope condemns this behavior The faithful are called to disobey their superiors of their being ordered to sin 3. With holding communion is an ancient church practice
Pontifex Boohoo no one cares what you non-Catholics think
Pontifex This is what comes of the Catholic Federalist Society pushing Catholic judges into SCOTUS Why hasn’t Leonard Leo been made a saint? Those judges are not keeping their religious beliefs out of their job I do not want my civil law choices being made by a religious judge. Can I sue?
Pontifex thanks for the laughs guys
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Pontifex The gall to think you have the ability to remove an Archbishop because he’s following the tenants of faith contrary to your perverted political whims. You’re terrible, evil people and you will be judged accordingly.
Pontifex Cry more, God-less libs
Pontifex If anyone is interested in a theological analysis, rather than this ignorance, see my video from earlier today
Pontifex You don't understand how this works, do you?
Pontifex Why did you phrase this like a North Korean propagandist?
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Pontifex She repents and she's back in. Oceans of mercy.
Pontifex markian_ KKKKKKKK
Pontifex Yeah, he'll change church doctrine just for you.
Pontifex Lol. You don’t know how the the Church works.
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Pontifex Ah considering Pope Francis thinks abortion is like hiring a hitman and very similar to Nazi killings, I don't think he will
Pontifex Ha ha wow.
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Pontifex nothing to see here-just another man trying to control a woman.
Pontifex Tagging his Twitter handle will get his attention
Pontifex Perhaps you should first send an appeal to Iran, Afghanistan and other counties that butcher their people in the name of Allah.
JoshuaHol Pontifex
JoshuaHol Pontifex Yes! Pontiff should appoint someone else to teach fairy tales and feed crackers to adults.
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