Pelosi Refuses to Change Her Position on Abortion After Meeting with Archbishop Niederauer

By James Todd
Pewsitter.com

The Archbishop of San Francisco met with Speaker Pelosi on Sunday, February 8 to discuss her views on abortion. February 18, 2009 - As U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is preparing to meet with Pope Benedict today there is some breaking news about her relationship with the Catholic Church.

Last August, Pelosi appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press and did not tell the truth about Church teaching with regard to abortion. She said it was an open question and there was no definitive teaching. The next day, in a written statement, she backed off that position after a howl of protests went up from laity as well as Catholic bishops. the rest