Ms. Pelosi has voted in support of allowing embryonic stem cell research and expanding research to even more embryonic stem cell lines. She voted against restricting interstate transport of minors to procure an abortion. She voted against making it a crime to harm a fetus during the commission of another crime. She voted against a ban on partial birth abortion, in which the unborn child is pulled from the womb feet-first before being fatally stabbed in the back of the skull. She voted against human cloning for purposes of reproduction and medical research. She voted against providing any funding to health care providers who do not provide information about abortion. (From On The Issues.)
Speaker Pelosi said, “And that’s the great mystery of our faith. He will come again. He will come again. So, we have to make sure we’re prepared to answer in this life, or otherwise, as to how we have measured up.”
I would have trouble harmonizing that voting record with Christian teaching. To me, her apparent ability to do so shows a lack of self-awareness and insight. In my opinion, a huge blind spot is required to claim that public policies in favor of embryonic stem cell research, human cloning, partial birth abortion, and taking minors across state lines to obtain an abortion are consistent with Christian teaching.
But while I disagree strongly with the voting record of Nancy Pelosi, I also need to look closely at my own “record”. I’m absolutely certain that Ms. Pelosi isn’t the only person with a blind spot. I’m sure there are a host of instances in my own life where I, too, have a lack of insight.
Come, Holy Spirit, into my soul, and help me to know my sins, to be truly sorry for them, and to seek the Father’s forgiveness. Illuminate the darkness of my mind, warm my cold heart, and fill me with Your love and power. May I realize the wrong that I have done and the good that I have failed to do. Help me to avoid sin in the future. Amen.
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