Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) apologized after posting a video mocking the sacrament of the Eucharist, saying she would “never do anything to denigrate anyone's faith.”
in statement The governor said it was provided to Fox 2 Detroit by Whitmer's office. videoThe video, which shows her wearing a Harris Waltz camouflage hat and placing a Dorito chip on the tongue of Canadian author and journalist Liz Plank, is a video about the importance of the CHIPS Act on jobs in Michigan. It was supposed to be.”
“After more than 25 years in public office, I would never do anything to denigrate anyone's faith,” Whitmer said in a statement. “I have used my platform to defend the right of people to hold and practice personal religious beliefs. My team has spoken at the Michigan Catholic Conference. Michigan Jobs What was supposed to be a video about the importance of the CHIPS Act for Americans has been interpreted as something that was never intended, and we apologize for that.”
Whitmer received criticism from several Catholic groups over the video, calling it “offensive.”
As Breitbart News' Thomas D. Williams previously reported, Michigan Catholic Conference President Paul A. Long said the skit was “a common way for elected officials to ridicule religious people and their practices.” “This is an example,” the statement said.
Paul A. Long, president of the Michigan Catholic Conference, said the skit specifically imitates “the posture and gesture of receiving the Eucharist of Catholics who believe in the true presence of Jesus Christ.”
“It's not just offensive or 'weird.' This is a well-known example of elected officials mocking religious people and their practices,” Long said on behalf of the bishops. , adding, “Whether or not it was intended to insult Catholics and the Eucharist, it had an unpleasant effect.” ”
in statement On Friday, Catholic League President Bill Donahue issued a statement condemning Whitmer over the video, saying she “insulted Catholics across the country.”
Whitmer “intentionally mocked the Eucharist and insulted Catholics across the country in her video,” Donahue wrote. “This short video was posted by podcaster Liz Plank on her Instagram account. Ms. Whitmer, wearing a Harris Waltz hat, stands over Ms. Plank, who is kneeling in front of her. When Plank opened his mouth, Whitmer placed a Dorito chip on his tongue and mocked the Eucharist.
Donahue added that there was “no other way to understand this stunt than as an expression of old-fashioned anti-Catholic bigotry.”
CatholicVote also criticized Whitmer. post X questioned how the video could be interpreted “other than as a mockery of Catholics and the sacrament of Holy Communion.”
