Archbishop: Pelosi will be denied communion over abortion
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The conservative Catholic archbishop of San Francisco said Friday that he will no longer allow U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi to receive communion because of her support for abortion rights AP correspondent Norman hall reports Archbishop Salvatore cordelia said he sent speaker Pelosi a letter April 7th expressing his concerns after she vowed to codify the Supreme Court's roe versus wade decision establishing a constitutional right to abortion into law Cordell Leone sat Pelosi never responded He said he told Pelosi in the letter that she must either repudiate her support of abortion rights or stop speaking publicly about her Catholic faith Over the past year has been among the most outspoken U.S. bishops advocating that communion be denied to president Joe Biden and other politicians who support abortion rights on Norman