Popes frequently issue letters to bishops called “encylicals,” which are essentially position papers establishing or clarifying Catholic doctrine on particular issues of the day. These papal pronouncements address timely matters affecting the general welfare of the Church and are intended to guide the bishops in pastoring their flocks.
 
In recent years House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA-D) has generously taken it upon herself to assist Rome in this particular function. Her most recent proclamation, “Gay ‘marriage’ is ‘consistent’ with Catholic teaching,” is completely at odds with Scripture – Catholic or otherwise – but why let a little thing like God’s Word get in the way of amoral, leftist progress? ~

The House Minority Leader explained that same-sex marriage “is important,” and that her grandchildren “have been hearing this [message supporting gay ‘marriage’] their whole life” because “they go to Catholic school.” 😯
 
In perhaps the most controversial of her statements, Pelosi said, matter-of-factly, that same-sex ‘marriage’ “is consistent with the dignity and worth we [Catholics] attribute to every person.”

 
Responding to an assertion from Catholic presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (FL-R) that continual demonization of traditional Christians could get the Catechism of the Catholic Church branded as “hate speech.” ~

Pelosi contrasted what she characterized as Sen. Rubio’s “polarizing” and “unfortunate” Catholicism with her own “mainstream Christian thinking.”
 
She summarized Catholic catechism as teaching support of gay ‘marriage’. “The fact is, what we’re taught was to respect people in our faith.” Pelosi went on to criticize Rubio’s opposition to gay ‘marriage’, explaining, “To say that [homosexual ‘marriage’] endangers mainstream Christian thinking is so completely wrong.”
 
Pelosi added, “I don’t even think that Pope Francis would subscribe to what Sen. Marco Rubio said” supporting traditional marriage.

 
Now we’d like to think the Vatican would admonish, censor, or possibly even excommunicate San Fran Gran Nan for defying God and reality, and for attempting to rewrite Catholic doctrine, but don’t hold your breath. Consider the fate of the courageous Cardinal Burke.
 

Conservative Burke has frequently been at odds with Pope Francis over various issues. Last year he (rightly!) criticized President Obama for having policies that “have become progressively more hostile toward Christian civilization” ~

“He appears to be a totally secularized man who aggressively promotes anti-life and anti-family policies,” he said in a March interview published in LifeSiteNews.com. “Now he wants to restrict the exercise of the freedom of religion to freedom of worship.”
 
Burke has also contended that priests should deny communion to Catholic politicians who support such issues as abortion and same-sex marriage.

Sadly, for honestly speaking Truth-to-Vatican power, Burke was demoted from his position as head of the Vatican’s Supreme Court last year.
 

 
Unfortunately for Christianity – and the rest of Western Civilization – there is a growing rift in the Catholic Church over homosexuality and sodomite unions. Unsettling as it may be, Pelosi actually may speak for many in the ranks of Catholicism, perhaps even for Pope Francis himself ~ The Schism is Here. Right Now. Scary times.