Just the Facts, Ma’am

SDG here with a heads-up on yesterday’s Fact Sheet release from the the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities, entitled "Respect for Unborn Human Life: The Church’s Constant Teaching" (also available in PDF).

An accompanying USCCB news release states that the fact sheet is intended to "help end confusion caused by recent misrepresentations of Catholic Church teaching on abortion," specifically citing "misleading remarks by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, August 24 in an interview on Meet the Press."

Once again, American Papist is on the case with good commentary. His first two observations:

It’s good that Pelosi is directly named as the proximate cause for this response.

I like that the 2-page is described as a "fact sheet." This is not a matter of opinion.

Exactly.

This now brings the total number of episcopal responses to Pelosi-gate to, what, 20? Okay, maybe not that many… at this point I don’t know of any one source collecting all the statements in one place. (At least one statement has yet to be made: Nancy Pelosi’s own bishop, Archbishop Niederauer of San Francisco, is expected to publish a response this Friday.)

In any case, to date it’s been a startlingly, and gratifyingly, strong and clear response… just what the Church — and the country — so desperately needs.

Thank you, your Excellencies. Your sheep appreciate the shepherding. Please, keep up the good work.

GET THE FACTS.

GET THE STORY.