Catholics in the U.S. House who Voted Against HR 7 on 1/22/15

Tomorrow marks one year, since Seán Cardinal O’Malley, USCCB Chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities, wrote to Congress about HR 7 (The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act):

"H.R. 7 is modest legislation....The federal government should not use its funding power to support and promote elective abortion, and should not force taxpayers to subsidize this violence....the Hyde amendment, and many other provisions in authorizing and appropriations bills....governs only a particular funding stream; even collectively they have not prevented the Affordable Care Act of 2010 from subsidizing health plans that cover elective abortions"

HR 7 passed the U.S. House on 1/28/14 and again on 1/22/15!  As per Seán Cardinal O'Malley on 1/23/15,

“By passing this legislation, the House has taken a decisive step toward respect for unborn human life, reflecting the will of the American people”

Though HR 7 is expected to pass the Senate this year, a presidential veto is anticipated.  To eventually override a presidential veto, 294 votes would be needed in the House (52 more that it received on 1/22/15) and 67 in the Senate.  Doesn't it boggle the mind that at least 64 Catholic members of the House voted against HR 7 - especially on this year's anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision? 

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Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, chairman of the USCCB's Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, has spoken clearly on the topic of worthiness to receive Holy Communion:

"At her Jan. 22 briefing [House Minority Leader Nancy] Pelosi said she had 'great standing' to speak on the issue of abortion, noting that she was a 'Catholic and a mom of five' and asserting that it was 'true' she knew 'more about having babies than the pope.'  CNSNews.com asked Archbishop Cordileone about Pelosi’s comments on human life, particularly in light her self-description 'as a Catholic and a mom of five.'

"'It is a scientific fact that human life begins at conception,' the archbishop said in a written statement to CNSNews.com. 'This has been established in medical science for over 100 years. Catholic moral teaching acknowledges this scientific fact, and has always affirmed the grave moral evil of taking an innocent human life.  This has been the consistent teaching of the Church from the very beginning, a teaching already discernible in the natural moral law, and so a teaching from which no Catholic can dissent in good conscience....It is the obligation of pastors of souls to reach out to their people who have difficulty understanding and accepting such important teachings of the Church in order to extend to them true pastoral care and, where appropriate, to establish a regular dialogue....This is something I have always striven to do in the various ministries I have exercised as a priest and bishop, including now as the Archbishop of San Francisco. I ask for people’s prayers for success as I continue to strive to do this.'

"Pelosi lives in Cordileone's archdiocese and represents San Francisco in Congress....During the press conference, Pelosi made clear that she is opposed to both the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and the No Taxpayer Funding of Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act" (CNSNews, 1/26/15)

For the sake of preborn children and the eternal salvation of Catholics who support continued taxpayer funding of abortion, as well as to prevent scandal...

Don't our own shepherds, our pastors, and the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference need to publicly remind everyone - particularly Representatives Brendan Boyle, Bob Brady, Matt Cartwright, and Mike Doyle - that continued taxpayer funding of abortion is NOT a legitimate Catholic position?