They´ll get theirs eventually. It just won´t be in this life.

There was some speculation yesterday that they were both hoping for a photo op receiving Communion from the Pope.

Absolutely shameful and certainly discredits the new Pope at the beginning of his reign.
He has for years preached, while Bishop and Cardinal in Argentina, that politicians who back abortion and perverted marriage should not be allowed to receive communion.

That sermon just went down the drain!

OP is correct. Many of the Extraordinary minister of the Eucharist (proper title of a lay person who distributes the Eucharist)who distributed communion at the papal installation yesterday wouldn´t know Biden and Pelosi shouldn´t receive the Eucharist. Biden and Pelosi will receive their just rewards at a different time and place, not of their choosing.

G-d is not fooled by these evil doers.

I sometimes have the privilege of distributing Communion in Mass. If Pelosi comes into my line, I will - as discreetly as possible - lean in and ask, "Is it true that you´ve renounced your advocacy for on-demand abortion rights?" And if she doesn´t say ´yes´, I will give her the out-of-Communion blessing instead of the host.

If it happens, I´ll let y´all know whether I get dismissed from that ministry.

Power and money always supersede integrity. That´s why there is so much hypocrisy around.

Where is a bolt of lightning when you really, really need it? Make that 2 bolts of lightning. Completely amoral individuals who call themselves Catholic. Disgusting.

It is not up to the Pope to police little problems like Biden and Pelosi. It is up to their respective local Bishops to shepherd them and keep them from going to Hell. If they ignore or scorn the pleadings of their Bishops then their fate is their own decision.

I Corinthinans 11:27-30 "27 So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. 28 Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. 29 For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves."

Pelosie and Biden are not little problems and are overlooked just like the paedophile priests. Abortion is actually worse. This is another stain on the Catholic Church and we will see how the new Pope reacts. There is a need for all of us to stand up against evil. It does take guts, however. Just what is lacking in Congress. Senator Cruz seems to have it abundantly,

Receiving the host of Christ while in Mortal Sin status is a sure way to spend eternity in Hell...Enjoy eternity!

Oh yes, this is a big deal, folks. This was an opportunity missed. The progressive politicos win again.

I wonder if those serving them even knew who they were. They are two thirds of what I call the "evil trio", but over there they may just be mostly unknown faces in the crowd. We know them (unfortunately), but did they? I can only hope when those 2 get back here, if they ever step into a church again, they are refused communion as per Pope Francis.

Oh please. The Pope is going to cause a major incident on his first day as Pope. Really? Do we want individual priests deciding who gets communion and who doesn´t? Sheesh.

Now the Pope has suddenly become a CINO or a RINO or a "mittens" or whatever cutsey name is today´s favorite?

It only took 11 replies to bring up pedophile priests (sigh). Let it go bigots, let it go. At this point it´s making you look pretty petty. The fact is the number of offender priests equal the number of offenders on the staff of Yale. This was a homosexual issue with post pubescent boys also known as pedarest not pedophilia. The church put safeguards in place when this came to light so all these cases stem prior to 1990. However none of these facts will deter bigots from bringing this up again and again.
Piglosi and Biden taking communion is NOT a stain on the church, it´s a stain on them. We conservatives are big on personal responsibility, at least most of us are.

#16 is right. We have free will. And - we are responsible for all the choices we make.

I often wonder about the "blowback" from Biden and Pelosi misrepresenting the Church´s teaching.

Thank you, #16.

You´ll notice Biden and Pelosi didn´t get communion from the Pope himself. They wouldn´t have dared, even if they´d had the opportunity. Bet they felt "justified" and that they were showing their supporters that they´re relevant.

And they wouldn´t be recognized by most of the priests or others who were distributing communion -- they aren´t nearly as important as they think they are.

And taking communion while in the state of mortal sin (eg, supporting abortion,etc.) only compounds it.

Shame on the Church. This was a `teachable moment` for the Pope. He failed.....

#9 makes a valid point: each bishop has authority over disciplining violations in his diocese. I can´t imagine Cordileone being as reserved with Pelosi as his predecessor was, if she were to repeat her overt effort to assert teaching authority over the Church today.

#18 - it was announced a day or so earlier that the Pope would not be giving out Communion. And - he didn´t.

A Canon lawyer has a blog if you want to go look for it. The title of today´s posting is "Nancy Pelosi will not change on her own."

I can´t link - but the writer said that Nancy´s conscience is one of the most malformed in the annals of American Catholic politics.

I´m sure both got a thrill sticking it to the Catholic Church by taking commmunion.

Only true blessings come from God, so this "man" blessings means nothing to me.

#3 and #23 say it for me. Pure cowardice on the Vatican´s part. This action by Pelosi and Biden has set the stage for the marginalization of Catholicism during Francis´ tenure. Does anyone think Pelosi and Biden don´t know what they did and what this means? And if they didn´t their handlers certainly did.

Oh. Let down. Oh well.

If they are Catholic, Nancy and Joe know the rules of their faith. If they are not in a state of grace (and being pro-abortion qualifies them for not being so), they are not supposed to receive Communion.

That they chose to do so makes them even bigger sinners.

There is alot of Hypocracy in The Catholic Church, from the top down. These people who shouldn´t be receiving Communion are allowed to "Officially" and nothing is done about it. Many of the Kennedys should have been shown the door a long time ago too. they aren´t Catholics in any sense of the word........but still received Communion. The Catholic Church obviously doesn´t stand for anything, since they don´t try to inforce their own rules.

#28 - what Christian denomination would show less "hypocracy" in this area? Which denomination actually has any analogous rules to "inforce"? Or is this just a chance to slam Catholics for being less than Christian?

It comes across as no different from parents being ridiculed by someone who´s never had children, for not stopping their toddler from whining in public. (Or any person pointing at any other and snarling, You´re a sinner.)

I wish SF´s bishop could excommunicate Pelosi for obstinate defiance, just as others here do. But try to appreciate how reluctant bishops are to use that weapon/tool, when the world as a whole (both in and out of the Church) ridicules that as an abuse of power.

Didn´t mean to imply that Catholics aren´t Christians #29. Just pointing out that "The Church" doesn´t inforce it´s own rules. Commmunion is supposed to be for The Followers. If you´re openly preaching against the dictates of "The Church" you are not in communion with it and should be excluded. As you stated, Pelosi shouldn´t be receiving Communion (as do others as I pointed out)but "The Church" allows her to and so looks like it doesn´t believe in what it preaches.