Whoopi and the Archbishop
Breakpoint
Colson Center
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🗓️ 24 May 2022
⏱️ 1 minutes
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Summary
On Friday, according to the Catholic News Agency, "San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone instructed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi not to present herself for Holy Communion until she publicly repudiates her support for abortion."
On Monday, Whoopi Goldberg told the archbishop via her audience on The View, "This is not your job, dude. That is not up to you to make that decision."
It is, of course, the archbishop's job to oversee the proper administration of the sacraments in that geographic region of the church. It is exactly his job, in fact. Other than playing a nun in the Sister Act movies, it's not clear what qualifies Goldberg to tell an archbishop what his job is.
Years ago, Dr. Frank Beckwith taught a group of students how to respond to someone dismissive of their arguments: "If anyone ever says to you, 'Who are to say what's right?' just ask back 'Who are you to say, "Who are you to say?"'"
This isn't about Whoopi, of course. Skeptics, secularists, and non-believers will often ask, "Who are you to speak for Jesus?" while speaking for Jesus.
A good response is, "Well, who are you to ask?"
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| 0:00.0 | Well, who are you to say? Who are you to say? |
| 0:02.2 | For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street with the point. |
| 0:04.8 | According to the Catholic News Agency, San Francisco Archbishop's Salvatoy-Cortalone |
| 0:08.9 | has instructed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi not to present herself for Holy Communion |
| 0:13.7 | until she publicly repudiates her support for abortion. |
| 0:17.6 | Well, on Monday, Whoopi Goldberg told the Archbishop via her audience on the view, |
| 0:22.2 | this is not your job, dude. That's not up to you to make that decision. Well, it is, of course, |
| 0:27.1 | the Archbishop's job. His job includes overseeing the proper administration of the sacraments |
| 0:31.5 | in that geographic region of the church. Now, other than playing a nun in some movies, it's not |
| 0:36.6 | clear how it's Goldberg's job to tell |
| 0:38.6 | an Archbishop what his job is. |
| 0:41.0 | Years ago, Dr. Frank Beckwith was teaching a group of students how to respond to someone who |
| 0:44.8 | dismisses their arguments. |
| 0:46.3 | If anyone ever says to you, he told them, who are you to say what's right? |
| 0:50.1 | Just ask back, well, who are you to say, who are you to say? Now, all this isn't about whoopi, of course, skeptic, secular, non-believers. |
| 0:56.9 | They often ask, who are you to speak for Jesus? |
| 0:59.6 | A good response, if done in the right way, is who are you to ask? |
| 1:03.5 | I'm John Stone Street. |
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