President Donald Trump made another appointment that ticked off Democrats, and more specifically, Rep. Nancy Pelosi.
According to the Daily Caller, the president named "San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to serve on the advisory board of the newly-created Religious Liberty Commission."
Archbishop Cordileone was the one who banned Pelosi, then the House Speaker, from taking Holy Communion, which stirred up plenty of controversy.
Trump created the new Religious Liberty Commission to "vigorously enforce the historic and robust protections for religious liberty enshrined in Federal law."
The newly-appointed archbishop commented on his new position, praising Trump for creating the new commission.
"Religious liberty is a critical issue in our time that needs to be defended and addressed," Cordileone said in a statement. “I am happy to join my brother bishops in providing a Catholic voice on this important topic at a national level."
The statement noted:
On May 1, President Trump signed an Executive Order establishing the Religious Liberty Commission. He designated Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick as chair and Dr. Ben Carson as vice chair, as well as 11 other commission members. On Thursday, May 15, he designated individuals to serve on the three advisory boards comprised of religious leaders, legal experts, and lay advisors, respectively.
Going back to 2022, Cordileone explained why he banned Pelosi from receiving Holy Communion.
"After numerous attempts to speak with Speaker Pelosi to help her understand the grave evil she is perpetrating, the scandal she is causing, and the danger to her own soul she is risking, I have determined that she is not to be admitted to Holy Communion," he said at the time.
The decision sparked plenty of controversy at the time, but many Catholics agreed with the archbishop's decision.
Trump's new commission is meant to battle the uptick in attacks on religious liberty within the United States, which has been much needed for years.
The Daily Caller added:
The commission will be composed of several “educated representatives of various sectors of society” who will report their findings and recommendations to the White House.
Religious liberty has been infringed upon for years under President Joe Biden's watch.
Hopefully, all of those wrongs will soon be righted.
