Liberal audacity and hypocrisy were on display in the Vatican on March 20, when both Vice President Joe Biden and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) partook of Communion during Pope Francis I's installation -- in spite of their aggressive efforts over the years to keep abortion legal and profitable in the United States -- the New American website reports today (March 22, 2013).
The vice president's office confirmed that Biden and Pelosi -- who are both confirmed Catholics -- took Communion during the Mass at St. Peter's Square. Although Biden and Pelosi claim to be Catholic Christians, the fact is that they are not true Catholics, because their pro-abortion stances are in direct violation of Catholic doctrine, and they even defy the teachings of Christ.
As Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis expressed his opposition to offering communion to politicians who support legalized abortion. "We must adhere to 'eucharistic coherence,'" he wrote in 2007, "that is, be conscious that politicians cannot receive holy communion and at the same time act with deeds or words against the commandments, particularly when abortion, euthanasia, and other grave crimes against life and family are encouraged. This responsibility applies particularly to legislators, governors, and health professionals."
The sacrilegious actions of both Biden and Pelosi at the Vatican set off a firestorm of criticism from Catholic leaders, among them Father Frank Pavone, who heads the pro-life group called Priests for Life. "Vice President Biden and Nancy Pelosi should certainly not receive Communion, either at the papal installation or anywhere else," warned Pavone before the Mass. He added, "Communion means 'union,' and they are not in union with the church on the most fundamental moral issue of the right to life."
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