Bishops warn Obama about abortion - I could quote the whole thing but I won't so go read it.

Scranton, Pa., Bishop Joseph F. Martino said the bishops must concentrate on reaching out to Catholic politicians who disagree with them, even if they have to threaten excommunication in the same way that bishops in St. Louis and New Orleans threatened segregationist Catholic officials in 1947 and 1962.

"We must speak to Catholic politicians who are stridently anti-life," he said.

Referring to Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr., a Scranton native, Bishop Martino said, "I cannot have the vice president-elect coming to Scranton, saying he learned his values there, when those values are utterly opposed to the teachings of the Catholic church."

What are the chances we will see some excommunications?

Part of me thinks it will come to a very vocal disagreement between the bishops and pro-abortion Catholic politicians. Pelosi still has an outstanding appointment with her bishop. Trust me, the press sure isn't going to allow the politicians to remain quiet. They want the sound bite.

"Speaker Pelosi what do you think of the recent statement issued by the USCCB"

She has already proven willing to take the bait. In the minds of the press the excommunications would be news. Many think it would be the undoing of the relevance of the Church. Of course, I suspect the opposite would really happen. I think it would open the hearts of many pro-life Americans to taking the Catholic faith seriously.

I pray they all come around and Obama is stuck with a collection of instantly pro-life Catholic politicians.