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This clergyman cannot withhold communion to Nancy Pelosi because of the follow point in canon law.
Administration of Holy Communion
The general rule of canon law is that "sacred ministers cannot deny the sacraments to those who seek them at appropriate times, are properly disposed, and are not prohibited by law from receiving them"; and "any baptized person not prohibited by law can and must be admitted to holy communion". Canon 915 not only permits the ministers to deny Holy Communion to certain classes of people, but actually obliges them to deny it to those classes of people.
Nancy Pelosi has not been excommunicated. She hasn't sinned.
my limited understanding of the workings of the RC church is they can only receive Holy Communion if, they have attended confession.