Pelosi Says She's ‘Unaware’ of Obama Adviser's Claim that Pope Benedict is 'Discredited Leader'

In an interview with CNSNews.com after his appointment, Knox stood by his comments about the pope. This prompted a public dustup as the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, the Family Research Council, as well as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a recent convert to Catholicism, publicly criticized Obama for appointing Knox to the faith-based advisory board.

clipped from www.cnsnews.com Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com) - On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she was not aware of the negative comments about Pope Benedict XVI made by an adviser to President Barack Obama that were published in a San Francisco newspaper. However, Pelosi praised the Catholic Church for what it has done about poverty, disease and climate change when asked about the Obama adviser's comments. In April, Obama named Harry Knox to the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Knox, a Christian, is the director of the faith and religion program at the Human Rights Campaign, a homosexual rights organization. On Mar. 19, Knox told the Bay Area Reporter, a San Francisco-based gay newspaper, that the Catholic Knights of Columbus do “a great deal of good” but they are following “discredited leaders,” such as Pope Benedict.