San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s instruction to his local priests to withhold Holy Communion from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., because of her longstanding and public pro-abortion advocacy, was carefully considered and will be respected in the Arlington diocese, Bishop Michael Burbidge said May 25.
Speaking on “The Walk Humbly Podcast,” Bishop Burbidge said that he knows the California prelate “very well” as someone who loves the Lord, the church and his people. The archbishop’s May 20 announcement documented that “he did what he could” to counsel the speaker privately, Bishop Burbidge said, but concluded that she had no desire to align with church teaching on the sanctity of life. “I trust that he did everything possible,” he said.
Asked on the podcast by Chief Communications Officer Billy Atwell whether he would respect Archbishop Cordileone’s decision should Speaker Pelosi present herself for Mass in the Arlington diocese, Bishop Burbidge responded, “In short, yes, I would.”
“He is her bishop and as that bishop the direction and guidance he provides is not limited to just a geographical area,” the Bishop said.
These matters and decisions “are not political for bishops. They’re moral and they’re spiritual. They’re the result of prayer and discernment,” Bishop Burbidge said. “I can’t say it enough, (these) decisions are made for the good of individuals to guard the faithful from scandal….”
The above comes from a May 26 Catholic Herald story via Spirit Daily.
Three Cheers for Bishop Burbidge.
okay: hip hip hooray. hip hip hooray. hip hip hooray.
Another righteous bishop. Thank you.
HELLELUJAH!!
is that a typo or a pun?
He should walk across the Potomac and have a chat with Cardinal Gregory.
Any comment on whether Brandon should receive Communion?
Anyone know if the real Brandon, Brandon Brown, is Catholic, or is Holy Communion now a free for all?
If so, both Brandons are welcome. You may remember, at Talladega in October, with a push from behind, Brown, who was not in contention, was able to narrowly get ahead of Brandon Jones. Meme coin Let’s Go Brandon Coin (LGBCoin) is his primary sponsor for the 2022 season. I doubt he’s a Catholic, as the New York Times pressured him into admitting that he’s a Republican, even though he told them he wanted “to appeal to everybody” and had “zero desire to be involved in politics.” I think that was just a stock answer.
He just lost his chance at becoming a cardinal.
As likely did many others who publicly support AB Cordileone and Catholic teaching. Some bishops are concerned about truth and the salvation of souls, those they serve and their own. They know having their names written in the Lamb’s Book of Life (Rev. 13:7-8) is infinitely more valuable than an honorific title and garb and even voting in the next papal conclave. Or, the approval of a lost world.
He may’ve “lost his chance” and saved his soul. What gain is greater than heaven for all eternity?
Maybe because the bishop is beyond the beltway, he isn’t as influenced by politics as much as the cardinal. His cathedral is located in a county where more than 80 percent of the voters supported our abortion-promoting Catholic president. Yet, he clearly and publicly speaks like a Catholic bishop. The corrupting influences of DC, Hollywood, NYC and our once-Golden State need not affect everyone. Thanks be to God for good shepherds.
More harm is done to impressionable souls by applauding episcopal mediocrity than by condemning it.