To raise money, Catholic school auctions off dinner with Nancy Pelosi

You really have to read this article and the Q & A to appreciate the abject disobedience of many inside the Church and thinking of today's liberal Catholic. The Msgr. seems to be saying that since Bush took us to war, it's OK to give places of honor to pro abortion politicians like Nancy Pelosi. His "reasoning" is so twisted it hurts one's head to read it.

From California Catholic Daily:

Every year, St. Helena Catholic School -- situated in the Napa wine country -- has a benefit auction at the Rutherford Grove Winery called "Gala at the Grove." Guests pay $150 a ticket to bid on distinctive wines and other products to benefit the school. This year's gala included a unique item up for bid: "Dinner with the Speaker," an intimate dinner with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The winning bid for the dinner was $14,000.

Monsignor John Brenkle, pastor of St. Helena Catholic Church, part of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, is scheduled to join the winners at the Pelosi dinner. When he was asked the same question as Ritchie, Brenkle answered by invoking the Iraq war.

Brenkle: "What if we had a dinner with Cheney or Bush? Would you object to that?"

California Catholic Daily: "That depends on their stance with certain issues in the Catholic Church. You're offering this as a prize to raise money."

Brenkle: "What about their stance on war? They are the architects of this war, which is totally contrary to the wishes of the pope."

California Catholic Daily: "But you can be a Catholic and support the idea of a just war. You can't be a Catholic and support abortion in any way, shape or form."

Brenkle: "You cannot support this war I'm afraid."

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."

Read the rest (if you have an empty stomach) here