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Nevada: 2 bishops celebrate special Mass for new pro-abortion governor

CWN - January 04, 2011

Bishop Joseph Pepe of Las Vegas and retired Bishop Philip Straling of Reno concelebrated a special Mass preceding the on January 3 inauguration of Brian Sandoval, a pro-abortion Catholic, as governor. During his homily, Bishop Pepe advised Sandoval to maintain “a closeness to the people we serve. We have to listen and we have to listen carefully.”

“The governor takes his faith personally, and it’s important to him,” a senior advisor told the Las Vegas Sun. “I am pro-choice,” Sandoval proclaims on his web site.

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  • Posted by: samuel.doucette1787 - Jan. 04, 2011 9:26 AM ET USA

    Two more quisling Bishops for the Vatican to take note of. Are you listening, Cardinal Ouellet?

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