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SF Archbishop Bars Pelosi from Receiving Communion for Supporting Abortion Rights

HeadlineMay 23, 2022

The conservative archbishop of the Catholic Church in San Francisco has barred House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from receiving Communion until she “publicly repudiates” her support for abortion. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said Pelosi must first confess and receive absolution to what he called a “grave sin.”

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