Pope to US Speaker Pelosi: Reject Abortion Support

[GodlessBiker]

VATICAN CITY (AP )-- Pope Benedict XVI received Nancy Pelosi, one of the most prominent abortion rights politicians in America, and told her Wednesday that Catholic politicians have a duty to protect life ''at all stages of its development.''

The U.S. House speaker, a Catholic, was the first top Democrat to meet with Benedict since the election of Barack Obama, who won a majority of the U.S. Catholic vote despite differences with the Vatican on abortion.

On his fourth day in office last month, Obama ended a ban on funds for international groups that perform abortions or provide information on the option -- a sharp policy change from former President George W. Bush's Republican administration.

The Vatican's attempts to keep the Pelosi visit low-profile displayed its obvious unease with the new U.S. administration. Benedict and Bush had found common ground in opposing abortion, an issue that drew them together despite their differences over the war in Iraq.

Wednesday's meeting, in a small room off a Vatican auditorium after the pope's weekly public audience, was closed to reporters and photographers.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/02/18/world/AP-EU-Vatican-US-Pelosi.html

[Warren DeMontague]

1. Thus sayeth the guy who was instrumental in helping Child-Abusing Priests escape justice.

Remind me, again, why he's not in jail somewhere? :shrug:

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. America to Pope: Make laws in your own silly little fucking country that shouldn't be one anyway

[Idealism]

3. The Pope makes meets and converses with Nancy Pelosi?

Oh how the mighty have fallen...

[Warpy]

4. Warpy to Pope Ratz

Get your nose out of our government or prepare to pay TAXES. Lots of taxes.

[Sal Minella]

5. U.S. Government to Pope: FOAD

[WI_DEM]

6. Speaker to Pope: MYOB, and do something about priests who prey on young children

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[frebrd]

8. Get fucked, Ratzo! n/t

[spanone]

9. did he mention the wars we are waging??? for false reasons??? didn't think so

[NeedleCast]

10. Needlcast to Pope

Go fuck yourself.