DC archdiocese silent on Pelosi Communion ban, email says media requests 'will be ignored'

Fox News Contributor Raymond Arroyo weighs in on 'Fox & Friends Weekend,' arguing that the move is an 'act of mercy to Nancy Pelosi' and that one must 'live consistently the life that you are claiming as a Catholic.'The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., mistakenly emailed a reporter seeking comment on its position regarding the San Francisco archbishop's decision to bar House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., from receiving Holy Communion due to her stance on abortion after Pelosi reportedly took Communion in D.C. on Sunday.When The Washington Examiner reached out to the archdiocese for comment, the outlet received an email stating that media requests on the subject "will be ignored.""Just sharing for you to know what comes in," the email stated. It will be ignored, too."PELOSI COMMUNION BAN TIMING HAS ‘NOTHING TO DO’ WITH LEAKED SUPREME COURT DRAFT, ARCHBISHOP SAYSAfter the Examiner followed up, a spokesperson acknowledged the email had been sent by mistake. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said Nancy Pelosi would be barred from Holy Communion over her abortion stance. And if after several attempts it comes to the point where it’s clear [that] this is not going to happen, then the bishop or the pastor, [Ratzinger] says, is to declare that the person is not to be admitted to Holy Communion."The archbishop defended his decision to make the decision public, saying, "If she's not to be admitted to Holy Communion, our priests and extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, all those who are Communion ministers need to know that."Despite Cordileone's clear declaration, Pelosi received Holy Communion at the 9 a.m. Mass at Holy Trinity in Georgetown, Politico Playbook reported.GARLAND ALLOWING ‘MOB RULE’ IN US BY NOT PROSECUTING DEMONSTRATORS AT JUSTICES HOMES, REPUBLICANS SAYThe San Francisco Examiner's editorial board urged Pope Francis to remove Cordileone for his move to bar Pelosi from Communion.