Bishops tell Colorado lawmakers who support abortion to "refrain" from communion

Colorado bishops ask lawmakers who support abortion rights to refrain from Communion

Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila leaves the altar after delivering Easter Mass during a broadcast of services because of the new coronavirus Sunday, April 12, 2020, in Denver. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) David Zalubowski/APColorado bishops ask…

Bishops warn Catholic lawmakers who support abortion against taking communion

Just weeks after the Catholic archbishop in San Francisco banned House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who claims to be Catholic but openly advocates for the rampant destruction of the unborn, not to take communion, the church's bishops in Colorado have asked Catholic lawmakers there to abstain.

FULL TEXT: Letter from Colorado bishops to Catholic lawmakers who backed abortion law

The bishops of Colorado on Tuesday issued an open letter asking Catholic lawmakers who recently voted for a new abortion law to refrain from receiving Holy Communion

Colorado bishops say pro-choice lawmakers shouldn't ask for communion

Catholic bishops said those who voted for the pro-choice law had demonstrated "morally bankrupt logic."

Colorado Bishops Call for Pro-Abortion Officials Not to Receive Communion

The Catholic Archbishop of Denver and three fellow religious leaders in Colorado have written an open letter urging ...

Colorado bishops want state lawmakers who voted for abortion rights to abstain from communion

To accept communion after voting in favor of the law, the letter said, would be considered sacrilegious.