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Catholic All Stars for LIFE!
1. Archbishop Charles Chaput
2.Bishop James Conley
3.Archbishop Donald Wuerl
4.Bishop William Lori
5.Bishop Samuel Aquila
6.Bishop David Zubik
7.Cardinal Edward Egan
8.Cardinal Justin Rigali
9.Bishop Micheal Sheridan
San Francisco's PENDING
Two More Bishops Make 8 Who Have Come Out against Pelosi's 'Catholic' Abortion Theology Life Site News
By Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C., August 28, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com)
Two more bishops have released statements condemning House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's support abortion. They join the other six (I think it would be 7 with North Dakota's Bishop Aquila)Catholic bishops who have already corrected Pelosi's false claims on NBC's Meet the Press, that when life begins has been "an issue of controversy" throughout the history of the Church and that, therefore, the Catholic faith can support abortion. 
- Bishop Michael J. Sheridan of Colorado Springs
- Sheridan warned Catholics in his statement Tuesday that Pelosi's picture of Church history and teaching is categorically false.
- "Speaker Pelosi's outrageous attempt to present what she considers the teaching of the Catholic Church regarding abortion is simply wrong and should be disregarded by every faithful Catholic," he wrote.
- Quoting Pope John Paul II, Bishop Sheridan reminded his readers that violating the right to life undermines all human rights, which are present "from the moment of conception until natural death."
- "The teachings of the Church on abortion are consistent and unambiguous, and it is very disturbing to hear someone who claims to be a Catholic distort these teachings and sow seeds of confusion among the faithful by attempting to relativize the right to life," said Bishop Sheridan.
- Bishop David A. Zubik of Pittsburgh
- Wednesday Zubik also condemned Pelosi for going too far: "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stepped out of her political role and completely misrepresented the teaching of the Catholic Church in regard to abortion."
- The bishop went on to reject the notion that Church condemnation of abortion "is somehow new and therefore unsettled."
- Both bishops cited the first-century Didache, the earliest collection of Catholic moral teachings besides the Bible, to show that the Catholic Church from the beginning has unequivocally condemned violence against unborn life: "You shall not kill the embryo by abortion."
- Bishop Sheridan's full statement:
- Bishop Zubik's full statement: http://www.diopitt.org/
