News ‘Grave evil’: Pelosi denied Holy Communion by San Francisco archbishop for pushing abortion rights May 21, 2022Ledyard King, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Grave evil’: Pelosi denied Holy Communion by San Francisco archbishop for pushing abortion rights Pelosi's decision in September to bring to the floor a bill making Roe v. Wade the law of the land proved a bridge too far for her local archdiocese.