Nancy Pelosi: There She Goes Again

Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House and part-time theologian, just can't help herself. It seems that every time she discusses her supposed Catholic faith, she misrepresents Church teaching in favor of the inherent evil of abortion. In the course of a Newsweek interview conducted by Eleanor Clift, Pelosi was asked about her disagreements with the Church's bishops. She responded by saying:

“I practically mourn this difference of opinion because I feel what I was raised to believe is consistent with what I profess, and that we are all endowed with a free will and a responsibility to answer for our actions. And that women should have the opportunity to exercise their free will.”

And once again, as a result of such uninformed and scandalous comments, her bishop, San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer, was forced to correct her, lest these comments cause confusion among the faithful.

The archbishop responded by writing an article for his diocesan newspaper. It's well worth reading and can be found here: Catholic San Francisco: Archbishop's Journal.