Paging Archbishop Niederauer ...

In an interview on C-SPAN that aired on Sunday, Pelosi was asked about how some church officials have raised objections about whether former presidential contenders -- such as Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) -- should receive communion.

Pelosi, a Roman Catholic whose district includes most of San Francisco, said she has not encountered such difficulties in her church.

"I think some of it is regional," she said, "It depends on the bishop of a certain region and fortunately for me, communion has not been withheld and I'm a regular communicant so that would be a severe blow to me if that were the case."

-- Nancy Pelosi, on C-SPAN. (Via Curt Jester | The Deacon's Bench).

On that note, Nancy Pelosi's legislative record on abortion.

Update - Via Jeff Miller, an interview with Nancy Pelosi's pastor Monsignor Joe Brenkle of St. Helena in San Francisco:

California Catholic Daily: "So you can throw abortion out the window because you don't like Bush and the war?"

Brenkle: "No, but you put up with the imperfections of politicians. Nobody is perfect."

California Catholic Daily: "Have you ever discussed her positions on abortion and homosexual marriage with her?"

Brenkle: "I have not had an opportunity to do so."

California Catholic Daily: "Do you allow her to come to Holy Communion after the Church has taught that manifest public sinners who are unrepentant are to be denied Holy Communion?"

Brenkle: "The Church has never taught that."

Something in the water in San Francisco?