By Fr. Gerald E. Murray, The Catholic Thing - Asked about the denial of Holy Communion to pro-abortion Catholic politicians, Pope Francis commented in a recent interview: “When the Church loses its pastoral nature, when a bishop loses his pastoral nature, it causes a political problem. That’s all I can say.” The question was obviously prompted by Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s announcement that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would no longer be admitted to Holy Communion in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.