The Catholic League has slammed leftist Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for mocking the Christian rite known as the Eucharist.
As previously reported, this past week Whitmer appeared in a bizarre, salacious, and some say erotic video posted to Instagram in which she fed a Doritos chip to a kneeling feminist influencer.
Watch courtesy CatholicVote, which wasn’t pleased with the video:
How else can this be interpreted other than mockery of Catholics and the sacrament of Holy Communion, not to mention the distasteful pornographic innuendo? Gretchen Whitmer is only the latest example of the gross anti-Catholic bigotry festering inside the Democratic Party. pic.twitter.com/KG1BmHYkJM
— CatholicVote (@CatholicVote) October 10, 2024
Enter the Catholic League, which published a statement from President Bill Donohue on Friday accusing Whitmer of having “insulted Catholics nationwide when she intentionally ridiculed the Eucharist in a video.”
“There is no way to understand this stunt other than as an expression of vintage anti-Catholic bigotry,” he wrote. “Whitmer’s team, and her allies in the media, are trying to distort what she did.”
“They are saying she was merely mimicking a popular trend on social media where people are shown feeding each other. Some apologists even say this is being done to support the CHIPS Act, a bill that supports the semiconductor industry,” he added.
But both claims are lies, according to Donohue.
“There are indeed many clips of people feeding each other on social media, but there is no reference to the CHIPS Act, nor are they eating chips,” he noted in his post. “The typical video on TikTok shows one person sitting at a table, often in a restaurant, being fed—usually with a fork or spoon—by a friend.”
“None of them are kneeling. None of them are receiving food on the tongue. What Whitmer did was to deride Holy Communion. There is no wiggle room for her to deny the obvious,” he added.
What Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer did was to deride Holy Communion. There is no wiggle room for her to deny the obvious.https://t.co/TUWB7lTbZJ pic.twitter.com/39zovmKkoT
— Catholic League (@CatholicLeague) October 11, 2024
Donohue concluded his statement by promising a war against Whitmer.
“We are pulling out all the stops on this one,” he explained. “In addition to our big list of email subscribers, the Catholic League staff will send this news release to every Catholic parish in Michigan. We will blanket the Michigan media.”
“We will contact every member of the Michigan legislature. We will also feature her stunt on the front page of the November issue of our monthly journal, Catalyst. What Whitmer did is political suicide,” he added.
In a statement issued to The Hill, Whitmer’s Fight Like Hell PAC spokesperson Helene Hare sought to defend the embattled governor by claiming that “the governor’s social media is well known for infusing her communications with pop culture.”
“This popular trend has been used by countless people, including Billie Eilish to Kylie Jenner to Stephen Colbert, and the fact that people are paying attention to a video promoting President Biden’s CHIPS Act proves it’s working,” she said.
“Republicans want to distract from the fact that Democrats have invested billions of dollars into local economies to create a record number of jobs and bring supply chains back from overseas, while Donald Trump’s policies would kill these jobs and send them back to China,” she added.
But it’s not just Republicans criticizing her — it’s CATHOLICS, a plurality of whom lean to the left, according to the Pew Research Center.
In fact, the video is so gross that even NON-CATHOLICS have taken note.
Look:
I’m not Catholic but my wife and son are and i was appalled at the disrespect.
— Patrick BRYANT (@PSBGoldenCO) October 10, 2024
I’m not Catholic, but I think any Christian should take offense at the governor of Michigan’s mockery of the Eucharist.
— Michael W Nicholson (@therealDNich) October 11, 2024
She obviously has no use for those who believe in the Lord God and Jesus Christ. She mocks the sacraments of the Catholic Church. I am not Catholic but I would never do that.
— Carol Jones (@jones70196) October 12, 2024
I’m not catholic but I find this insulting. The dems have mocked the catholic religion multiple times while holding other religions on a pedalstal. It’s time for all these dems to be removed from office so America can get back to our traditional ways.
— Esmiley (@Smileyeric13) October 11, 2024
I’m not Catholic, but I was disgusted when I saw the Wicked Witch of the North do this. This is totally disrespectful, not only to Catholics but all people of faith. For if she mocks one, she mocks all. #VoteMAGA & Republicans. Save our Republic from #CommieKamala & #TiananmenTim
— Just_Me (@Corty_Dad) October 12, 2024
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