speaker.house.gov - 2/18/2009
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Pelosi Statement Following Meeting With Pope Benedict XVI Washington, D.C. Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today following a meeting at the Vatican with his Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI: It is with great joy that my husband, Paul, and I met with his Holiness, Pope Benedict ...
politico.com - 2/12/2009
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Blog: Reid went before the cameras Wednesday to
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thehill.com - 2/17/2009
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In a move likely to stoke more controversy
about whether Catholic politicians who support abortion rights are
in line with the church, Pope Benedict XVI has granted an audience to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The Catholic News Agency confirmed Monday ...
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Pope Benedict to meet Pelosi
thehill.com - 2/18/2009
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Pope Benedict XVI made clear to House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi Wednesday that she cannot advocate for abortion
rights and still be a good Catholic. After meeting with Pelosi (D-Calif.) at the Vatican, the pontiff stressed that Catholic politicians are ...
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Pope lectures Pelosi on abortion stance
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Pelosi Slapped by Pope Benedict Over Abortion
Politics Daily —
... Church says life begins at conception. "The point is, is that it shouldn't have impact on a woman's right to choose," Pelosi continued. "Roe v. Wade talks about very clear definitions of when the child, first trimester, certain considerations second trimester, not so third trimester, there's very clear distinct, this isn't about abortion on demand, it's about a careful, careful consideration of all factors that a woman has to make with her doctor and her God." In a statement issued today after her meeting with the Pope, Pelosi made no mention of his ...
Pope Challenges Pelosi's Abortion Stance
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Pope Benedict XVI tells the House Speaker during their Vatican meeting Wednesday that Catholic politicians are required to work to outlaw abortion.
Pelosi, who considers herself an “ardent” Catholic, is a vocal supporter of abortion rights.
Read the pope's statement here, Pelosi's here. ...
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Pelosi & the Pope: Do Not Be Afraid
theanchoressonline.com 2/18/2009 — A couple of emails from Catholics expressing displeasure at the news that Nancy Pelosi is heading to Rome with a contingent of legislators and will take a meeting with His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI.
Wrote a former marine who seem pretty angry:
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Were They At The Same Meeting?
corner.nationalreview.com 2/19/2009 — From the office of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi:
It is with great joy that my husband, Paul, and I met with His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, today. In our conversation, I had the opportunity to praise the Church's leadership in fighting ...
Weigel: Where They at the Same Meeting?
article.nationalreview.com 2/19/2009 — Were Benedict XVI and Nancy Pelosi in the same meeting, or even in the same city, this morning? Their separate statements might have you believing they werent.
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“American Pravda” reports on Nancy Pelosi’s meeting with the Pope. According to sources at the Vatican the Pope told Speaker Pelosi that
all Catholics—especially legislators, jurists and political leaders—should work to create “a just system of laws capable of ...
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Pelosi on the Papal Visit —
The Corner on National Review Online
Via her office:
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today following a meeting at the Vatican with his Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI:
"It is with great joy that my husband, Paul, and I met with his Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI today.
"In our ...
Not a Careful Reading? —
The Corner on National Review Online
On Time's website, law professor Douglas Kmiec ponders the Holy See Press Office's statement about Pope Benedict XVI's recent meeting with Nancy Pelosi:
His Holiness took the opportunity to speak of the requirements of the natural moral law and the Church's consistent teaching on the ...
The Pope Rebukes Peloski —
Right Soup
The Vatican Press Office released a note yesterday detailing part of the conversation which Pope Benedict XVI had with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , and it was quite different from Pelosi’s spin on her visit. The release says:
“His Holiness took the opportunity to speak of the ...
The Pope Meets Pelosi —
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE
Pelosi put out this nauseating press release: It is with great joy that my husband, Paul, and I met with His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, today. In our conversation, I had the opportunity to praise the Church’s leadership in fighting poverty, hunger, and global warming, as well as the Holy ...
Pelosi, pope meet in Rome —
CNN Political Ticker
In 2008, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi kissed the papal ring worn by Pope Benedict XVI, pictured above. Pelosi met the pontiff Wednesday at the Vatican in a closed-door meeting following the General Audience.
(CNN) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ...
Pelosi, pope —
CNN Political Ticker
In 2008, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi kissed the papal ring worn by Pope Benedict XVI, pictured above. Pelosi met the pontiff Wednesday at the Vatican in a closed-door meeting following the General Audience.
(CNN) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ...
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