Friday 20 May 2022 08:31 PM Archbishop of San Francisco BANS Nancy Pelosi from entering communion trends now BREAKING NEWS: Archbishop of San Francisco BANS 'devout Catholic' Nancy Pelosi from receiving communion because of her vote to codify Roe v. Wade and support for abortion By Wills Robinson For Dailymail.com Published: 20:26 BST, 20 May 2022 | Updated: 20:26 BST, 20 May 2022 Viewcomments Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore Cordileone has barred Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from the Holy Communion after she voted to codify Roe. V Wade. Cordileone said in a statement on Friday that she will not be admitted to Holy Communion in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, and cannot present herself to receive the Eucharist, until she backs away from her support for abortion. It is the latest development following the leak of the Roe v. Wade draft abortion decision and the latest bid by the church to hit back at liberal politicians who say they are Catholic but back terminations. 'A Catholic legislator who supports procured abortion, after knowing the teaching of the Church, commits a manifestly grave sin which is a cause of most serious scandal to others,' he says in the letter. 'Therefore, universal Church law provides that such persons 'are not to be admitted to Holy Communion. The Catechism of the Catholic Church calls abortion 'evil' and the teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable'. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law,' it says, before calling abortion and infanticide 'abominable crimes.' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi acknowledged there are 'challenges' for Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections but said that her party has every intention of holding on to power Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility