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controversial-sisters-perpetual-indulgence-drag-nuns
FIRST ON FOX - A leading conservative Catholic advocacy organization is
calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to denounce a controversial drag
group whose members dress like nuns and mock Christian symbols.
CatholicVote has released a $100,000 targeted ad on Monday that features
photos and videos of Harris, the Democratic nominee for president,
attending San Francisco Pride in 2019, where she appeared on stage with
members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. The Sisters, a 501(c)3
"Order of queer and trans nuns," is made up of performers in drag who wear
traditional religious habits and advocate for LGBTQ issues. Critics have
called them an "anti-Catholic hate group."
The 30-second ad shows clips of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
performing while soundbites accuse the group of dressing "in lewd
imitation of Roman Catholic nuns that intentionally mock and degrade
Christians." It concludes by stating, "Kamala Harris stands with
they/them, not with you," echoing a line from one of former President
Trump's attack ads, which hits Harris over her support for transgender
athletes playing in women's sports.
CatholicVote says the ad will be texted directly to one million Catholic
voters in swing states and sent to 750,000 activist subscribers of its
email newsletter, "The Loop."
It's the latest example of conservatives accusing Harris of a history of
anti-Catholic political rhetoric and actions that Republicans hope will
sway the critical voting bloc to their cause on Election Day.
Harris came under fire from Catholic groups last week after she snubbed
the Al Smith dinner, a bipartisan fundraiser for Catholic charities
typically attended by both major party candidates. She has also been
hammered by pro-life groups for her uncompromising position on abortion
rights, telling NBC's Hallie Jackson in an interview she does not support
religious exemptions for faith-based health care providers who do not want
to be forced to perform abortions.
"Kamala Harris has finally lost the Catholic vote," Trump asserted Friday
on his Truth Social platform. "Her and the DemocratÂ’s persecution of the
Catholic Church is unprecedented! Her poll numbers have dropped like a
rock, both with Catholics, and otherwise."
The Harris campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for
comment.
HARRIS' CATHOLIC DINNER SNUB IS JUST THE LATEST IN CAREER FULL OF SWIPES
AT THE FAITHFUL, CRITICS CHARGE
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence was the focus of national controversy
last year when the Los Angeles Dodgers chose to honor the LGBTQ charity
with an award on the field of Dodger Stadium during Pride Month. The
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) called the decision
"blasphemy" at the time. CatholicVote started a $1 million advertising
campaign that urged the faithful to boycott the baseball team over its
support for the Sisters.
Video from SF Pride Main Stage shows Harris, then California's junior
senator, being introduced on stage at San Francisco Pride 2019 by LGBTQ
activist Sister Roma, a gay pornography director who, according to the
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence website, has served as Master of
Ceremonies on the main stages of SF Pride, Folsom Street Fair, Castro
Street Fair and Easter in the Park, "where she hosts the infamous Hunky
Jesus Contest."
Dressed in a rainbow outfit, Harris delivered brief remarks at the Pride
event, celebrating San Francisco's prominent role in the movement for
LGBTQ rights and her own record supporting same-sex marriage. She reminded
the crowd that she officiated the marriage of Kris Perry and Sandy Stier,
a lesbian couple, at San Francisco City Hall. Perry and Stier were the
original plaintiffs in a lawsuit that successfully overturned California's
Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment that said, "only marriage
between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."
"We will fight to pass the Equality Act in America," Harris said,
referring to legislation that would ban discrimination on the basis of
sexual orientation or gender identity. "We will fight to end HIV/AIDS in
America. We will fight for our transgender brothers, sisters in America.
And we will always stand for equality."
CATHOLICVOTE LAUNCHES $1M CAMPAIGN CALLING FOR LA DODGERS TO BOYCOTT OVER
ANTI-CATHOLIC DRAG QUEENS
A picture of Harris posing with Sister Roma at the event is featured
prominently in the CatholicVote ad.
CatholicVote President Brian Burch called the Sisters "one of the most
vile, bigoted and offensive anti-Catholic organizations in America,"
though the group denies that it mocks religious women or is a threat to
people of faith.
"They've used the crucifix as a sex prop, mocked the Virgin Mary and used
Christian symbols as sex toys," Burch told Fox News Digital in an
interview. "And yet, Kamala Harris proudly stood with them and their
founder. We are calling on Kamala Harris to disavow this highly offensive
anti-Catholic hate group."
Roma told Fox News Digital the Sisters are a "peace-loving, inclusive,
compassionate, and charitable organization with members who devote their
lives to community service, fundraising, and activism."
"While many of our members adopt the iconography of a Nun, we do not mock
religious women or advocate or practice hatred, hostility, or violence
toward members of any religion," Roma said. "We are a reflection of the
communities we serve, working tirelessly to minister to the sick, feed the
hungry, fight for civil rights, raise money for important causes and
charities, promulgate universal joy, and expiate stigmatic guilt.
"The Sisters' existence is not a threat to Catholics or any person of
faith. The problem arises when people choose to interpret scripture in
order to weaponize their religious beliefs and threaten the rights and
even the existence of queer and trans people. The Sisters of Perpetual
Indulgence have always shone a light on the hypocrisy of many people who
claim to be Christian but whose actions are anything but 'Christ-like."
Burch insisted that most Catholics feel differently and demanded that
Harris apologize for appearing on stage with Roma.
"The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are this terrible, vile, hateful,
anti-Catholic group. And she stood with them. She needs to apologize. She
needs to disavow them. And she needs to explain whether or not she agrees
with a group of perverted men who dress up to mock Catholic religious
sisters, and whether that's the kind of leadership she wants to bring to
this country," he said.
"If so, I think the choice for Catholics is very obvious."
A spokesperson for the Harris campaign did not respond to Fox News
Digital's request for comment.
--
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stupid people won't be offended.
Durham Report: The FBI has an integrity problem. It has none.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.
controversial-sisters-perpetual-indulgence-drag-nuns
FIRST ON FOX - A leading conservative Catholic advocacy organization is
calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to denounce a controversial drag
group whose members dress like nuns and mock Christian symbols.
CatholicVote has released a $100,000 targeted ad on Monday that features
photos and videos of Harris, the Democratic nominee for president,
attending San Francisco Pride in 2019, where she appeared on stage with
members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. The Sisters, a 501(c)3
"Order of queer and trans nuns," is made up of performers in drag who wear
traditional religious habits and advocate for LGBTQ issues. Critics have
called them an "anti-Catholic hate group."
The 30-second ad shows clips of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
performing while soundbites accuse the group of dressing "in lewd
imitation of Roman Catholic nuns that intentionally mock and degrade
Christians." It concludes by stating, "Kamala Harris stands with
they/them, not with you," echoing a line from one of former President
Trump's attack ads, which hits Harris over her support for transgender
athletes playing in women's sports.
CatholicVote says the ad will be texted directly to one million Catholic
voters in swing states and sent to 750,000 activist subscribers of its
email newsletter, "The Loop."
It's the latest example of conservatives accusing Harris of a history of
anti-Catholic political rhetoric and actions that Republicans hope will
sway the critical voting bloc to their cause on Election Day.
Harris came under fire from Catholic groups last week after she snubbed
the Al Smith dinner, a bipartisan fundraiser for Catholic charities
typically attended by both major party candidates. She has also been
hammered by pro-life groups for her uncompromising position on abortion
rights, telling NBC's Hallie Jackson in an interview she does not support
religious exemptions for faith-based health care providers who do not want
to be forced to perform abortions.
"Kamala Harris has finally lost the Catholic vote," Trump asserted Friday
on his Truth Social platform. "Her and the DemocratÂ’s persecution of the
Catholic Church is unprecedented! Her poll numbers have dropped like a
rock, both with Catholics, and otherwise."
The Harris campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for
comment.
HARRIS' CATHOLIC DINNER SNUB IS JUST THE LATEST IN CAREER FULL OF SWIPES
AT THE FAITHFUL, CRITICS CHARGE
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence was the focus of national controversy
last year when the Los Angeles Dodgers chose to honor the LGBTQ charity
with an award on the field of Dodger Stadium during Pride Month. The
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) called the decision
"blasphemy" at the time. CatholicVote started a $1 million advertising
campaign that urged the faithful to boycott the baseball team over its
support for the Sisters.
Video from SF Pride Main Stage shows Harris, then California's junior
senator, being introduced on stage at San Francisco Pride 2019 by LGBTQ
activist Sister Roma, a gay pornography director who, according to the
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence website, has served as Master of
Ceremonies on the main stages of SF Pride, Folsom Street Fair, Castro
Street Fair and Easter in the Park, "where she hosts the infamous Hunky
Jesus Contest."
Dressed in a rainbow outfit, Harris delivered brief remarks at the Pride
event, celebrating San Francisco's prominent role in the movement for
LGBTQ rights and her own record supporting same-sex marriage. She reminded
the crowd that she officiated the marriage of Kris Perry and Sandy Stier,
a lesbian couple, at San Francisco City Hall. Perry and Stier were the
original plaintiffs in a lawsuit that successfully overturned California's
Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment that said, "only marriage
between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."
"We will fight to pass the Equality Act in America," Harris said,
referring to legislation that would ban discrimination on the basis of
sexual orientation or gender identity. "We will fight to end HIV/AIDS in
America. We will fight for our transgender brothers, sisters in America.
And we will always stand for equality."
CATHOLICVOTE LAUNCHES $1M CAMPAIGN CALLING FOR LA DODGERS TO BOYCOTT OVER
ANTI-CATHOLIC DRAG QUEENS
A picture of Harris posing with Sister Roma at the event is featured
prominently in the CatholicVote ad.
CatholicVote President Brian Burch called the Sisters "one of the most
vile, bigoted and offensive anti-Catholic organizations in America,"
though the group denies that it mocks religious women or is a threat to
people of faith.
"They've used the crucifix as a sex prop, mocked the Virgin Mary and used
Christian symbols as sex toys," Burch told Fox News Digital in an
interview. "And yet, Kamala Harris proudly stood with them and their
founder. We are calling on Kamala Harris to disavow this highly offensive
anti-Catholic hate group."
Roma told Fox News Digital the Sisters are a "peace-loving, inclusive,
compassionate, and charitable organization with members who devote their
lives to community service, fundraising, and activism."
"While many of our members adopt the iconography of a Nun, we do not mock
religious women or advocate or practice hatred, hostility, or violence
toward members of any religion," Roma said. "We are a reflection of the
communities we serve, working tirelessly to minister to the sick, feed the
hungry, fight for civil rights, raise money for important causes and
charities, promulgate universal joy, and expiate stigmatic guilt.
"The Sisters' existence is not a threat to Catholics or any person of
faith. The problem arises when people choose to interpret scripture in
order to weaponize their religious beliefs and threaten the rights and
even the existence of queer and trans people. The Sisters of Perpetual
Indulgence have always shone a light on the hypocrisy of many people who
claim to be Christian but whose actions are anything but 'Christ-like."
Burch insisted that most Catholics feel differently and demanded that
Harris apologize for appearing on stage with Roma.
"The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are this terrible, vile, hateful,
anti-Catholic group. And she stood with them. She needs to apologize. She
needs to disavow them. And she needs to explain whether or not she agrees
with a group of perverted men who dress up to mock Catholic religious
sisters, and whether that's the kind of leadership she wants to bring to
this country," he said.
"If so, I think the choice for Catholics is very obvious."
A spokesperson for the Harris campaign did not respond to Fox News
Digital's request for comment.
--
We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that
stupid people won't be offended.
Durham Report: The FBI has an integrity problem. It has none.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.