Thursday, March 28, AD 2024 8:46am

Pope Denies Worthless Political Hack Photo-Op

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Hattip to Jay Anderson at Pro Ecclesia.  The Pope reminded Speaker Pelosi in their meeting of the Church teaching on life.

“The Vatican released the pope’s remarks to Pelosi, saying Benedict spoke of the church’s teaching “on the dignity of human life from conception to natural death.” That is an expression often used by the pope when expressing opposition to abortion.”

The 15 minute meeting was closed to reporters and photographers.

“The Vatican said it was not issuing a photo of the meeting — as it usually does when the pope meets world leaders — saying the encounter was private. The statement said the pope “briefly greeted” Pelosi and did not mention any other subject they may have discussed.”

I wonder if Pelosi is bright enough to realize the snub that the Pope just gave to her pro-abort self?

Update I: Ed Morrissey at Hot Air reminds us of why the Pope felt it necessary to repeat Church teaching on abortion to Speaker Pelosi since,  judging from her own words, she is woefully ignorant of it.

Update II: The ever perceptive George Weigel wonders if the Pope and the clueless Speaker were at the same meeting.

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Tito Edwards
Wednesday, February 18, AD 2009 1:46pm

The Pope rebuked her in the most polite way twice. Once verbally and the second time symbolically by denying Mrs. Pelosi the photo opportunity she’s been hoping for.

Mark DeFrancisis
Mark DeFrancisis
Wednesday, February 18, AD 2009 2:01pm

Donald,

You are only contributing to a culture of death with your vitriolic headlines.

Mike Petrik
Mike Petrik
Wednesday, February 18, AD 2009 2:18pm

The headline was not accurate. Ms. Pelosi is many things, but not worthless. To the contrary she is worth a lot.

Henry Karlson
Wednesday, February 18, AD 2009 2:23pm

Mark

In the deluded world of some, this is a “harsh” action. While others point out how gentle it was. Interesting to see the two interpretations.

Henry Karlson
Wednesday, February 18, AD 2009 2:25pm

Tito

I guess you are denied three times — you have no photo op, you have no meeting with Benedict today, and you have no press reporting what you said. So I guess that’s the Pope’s message to you.

See how silly your response is? Probably not 🙁

Tito Edwards
Wednesday, February 18, AD 2009 2:38pm

Henry,

I see what you’re attempt, but I’m interpreting what I read.

Just as you are interpreting my posting.

🙂

John Henry
Wednesday, February 18, AD 2009 2:44pm

I do not have much respect for Speaker Pelosi. That said, I would probably edit or warn a commenter who referred to her (or anyone else) as a ‘worthless political hack’. I do not think such language is constructive fwiw.

bearing
Wednesday, February 18, AD 2009 3:06pm

It does seem a bit unseemly for the pro-life to call any person worthless. Political hack, I’ll give you that. But let’s not call any human being “worthless.”

Henry Karlson
Wednesday, February 18, AD 2009 5:40pm

Apparently, there is a photo. Look to lifesitenews.

Henry Karlson
Wednesday, February 18, AD 2009 5:51pm

Well, then she already had a photo-op. And look at the expression on his face? If you think photo-ops mean anything, there you go. I don’t. So what is this about a “denial of photo-op” when apparently, it’s been had already? It seems to me, there is an underlying ideology behind this post.

bearing
Thursday, February 19, AD 2009 7:47am

Her advocacy may be worthless, but I really do think that the pro-life should assiduously avoid applyinh such an adjective to any human person. How you’ve used the word in your headline is literally indefensible.

John Henry
Thursday, February 19, AD 2009 8:04am

Like bearing, I think the title of the post suggests Pelosi herself is ‘worthless,’ rather than simply that you believe her actions as a politician are harmful to the common good. And I think this type of name-calling can harm the pro-life cause.

karen
karen
Thursday, February 19, AD 2009 8:32am

Hmmm. . . I saw the “worthless” as an adjective describing her political efforts. If there were a comma after worthless then I could see that adjective describing the person.

Phillip
Phillip
Thursday, February 19, AD 2009 9:43am

Now it seems her bishop has met with her privately:

http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/feb/09021809.html

cminor
Thursday, February 19, AD 2009 9:59am

Okay, who let the eighth-grader into the combox?

Jeez.

Phillip
Phillip
Thursday, February 19, AD 2009 11:28am

Yes indeed.

Gerard E.
Gerard E.
Thursday, February 19, AD 2009 8:51pm

JH- if the pro-life cause not damaged by now, name-calling won’t do it. Bravo to Dear Holy Father for privately laying down smack on our De Facto President. Of course she had to hustle back to DC to tell Apostle of Hope and Change what to do next in our post-Porkapalooza era. Meanwhile the Boss laid down the law in private. Way cool and well done Your Holiness.

JH- she’s still a worthless political hack.

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