Archbishop Raymond Burke, the former St. Louis prelate who now leads the Vatican supreme court, has called on parishioners to pressure reluctant bishops to withhold Communion from Catholic politicians who back legalized abortion.

He also said President Barack Obama "could be an agent of death" if his support for abortion rights becomes a model for leaders in other countries.

The archbishop made his highly unusual comments to anti-abortion activist Randall Terry in a videotaped interview that Terry showed March 25 at the National Press Club in Washington.

Watch the interview below:

Part One

Part Two

Read NCR's latest stories: Burke apolgizes for remarks critical of U.S. bishops [1] and Loverde, Wuerl respond to Burke, Terry [2]