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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi

San Francisco, Calif., Oct 1, 2007 / 10:32 am (CNA).- Following controversy over San Francisco's Folsom Street Fair and its lewd, profane advertisements, United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has faced strident criticism for refusing to condemn the event and its publicity.

The Folsom Street Fair, a homosexual festival of hedonism scheduled for Sunday September 30, receives some taxpayer funding and is co-sponsored by the Miller Brewing Company. It has been advertised using a mocking re-creation of Leonardo da Vinci's painting The Last Supper, with costumed sadomasochists taking the place of Christ and His Disciples.

Concerned Women for America, the nation's largest public policy women's organization, has spearheaded national opposition to the festival. Matt Barber, CWA's Policy Director for Cultural Issues, assailed the event: "we have photographic evidence that the San Francisco government suspends indecency and child abuse laws for a day allowing fair goers to parade the streets of San Francisco, fully nude, engaging in illegal public sex while tax-payer funded police stand by and do nothing. Children are allowed to - and do - attend this event and are exposed to this activity which is illegal child abuse."

Mr. Barber has called on local politicians to distance themselves from the festival. "...we requested that California's elected officials, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, publicly condemn this anti-Christian, anti-Catholic ad. Instead, Nancy Pelosi responded to our request with a condescending and dismissive quip."

Speaker Pelosi, a Democrat, represents the San Francisco area in the House of Representatives. Her press secretary Drew Hammill is reported to have addressed the controversy: "As a Catholic, the speaker is confident that Christianity has not been harmed."

On October 6 Ms. Pelosi will receive the 2007 National Equality Award from the homosexual activist organization Human Rights Campaign.

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Published by: Lucy G. Patterson
Spring Branch, Texas 78070 10/27/2007 04:23 PM EST

Could recent fires in California be the result of moral people being in the minority now in Califonia? You can see in the news that a percentage of fires were deliberately set. California may be reaping what they sow. It is so tragic that moral people in that state also suffer.
However, when evil becomes predominant, good will suffer immensely. California has always been a hotbed of immorality as the news media shows.
I pray that good will triumph there and that morality is restored to the citizenry and the government.

Published by: Maryanne Linkes
Pgh, PA USA 10/12/2007 01:57 PM EST

We must pray for her. She is so very lost. Just the fact that she thinks she is a Catholic Christian shows she is lost. But people elected her. Let's pray for her conversion.

Published by: Ramon
New York, N.Y. USA 10/02/2007 02:31 PM EST

Pelosi-- the hyedra--clearly shows that she is no Catholic, certainly not a disciple of Christ. Her dexterity at dancing on the fence shows her for what she is: a disciple of Giulliani.

Published by: Luciano Miceli
Brookfield 10/02/2007 02:03 AM EST

This is areal eye opener. Although I live in the Milwaukee area I will not buy any more Miller products and will encourage others to do the same.
Luciano

Published by: Nancy Gianoli
Woodbury, Mn. U.S.A. 10/01/2007 07:45 PM EST

I have been a Miller beer drinker since I was 18 (I am now 62) and based on Miller's support of this Festival, I will NEVER drink another Miller beer. Who at Miller can I contact to tell them that?

Published by: Ron Pichlik
Battle Creek, MI USA 10/01/2007 06:24 PM EST

Rep. Pelosi is a fraud. She trots out her claims that she is a "good Catholic grandmother" when it suits her purpose and then refuses to condemn this abomination that takes place in her own backyard. I say to Ms. Pelosi "get off the fence". Either condemn this type of sado-masochistic festival or bring your grandchildren to this "festival" and have a photo-op. Personally, I have had my fill of ALL "Catholic" politicians of any political stripe who claim to be good Catholics, but that as public officials they can't live and express their faith because they are in the public square. They have it utterly backwards; Catholics are called upon to live their faith in the public square everyday and in everyway. We are called upon, and suppose, to be the "salt of the Earth".

Published by: John Healy
Washington, DC 10/01/2007 04:47 PM EST

I agree with Nancy Pelosi - Christianity was not harmed by this street fair.

Published by: Maria
Renton, Wa 10/01/2007 01:48 PM EST

With this endorsement of Speaker Pelosi, the Church leaders in her district should make a statement and follow the guidelines of excommunicating Catholics who publicly defy Catholic Teachings as set by the Canon Law of the Catholic Church.

Published by: WM
US 10/01/2007 12:38 PM EST

If you are a Catholic, Ms. Pelosi, you would let the bishops decide what does or does not harm Christianity since you obviously don't think that ANYTHING harms Christianity. Are you so politically motivated as to sell you soul to keep from offending those who despise Christ?

Published by: phil floersh
tucson/az/usa 10/01/2007 12:10 PM EST

What a joke...she ought to go back to the Baltimore Catechism...the Lord said: "You are either with me or against me!"

phil

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