First time on Fox – A major conservative Catholic advocacy group is calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to condemn a controversial drug group that dresses like nuns and mocks Christian symbols.
CatholicVote released $100,000 in targeted ads on Monday. Feature photos A video of Democratic presidential candidate Harris 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 “queer and trans order of nuns,” is comprised of performers in drag who wear traditional religious habits and advocate for LGBTQ issues. Critics call them an “anti-Catholic hate group.”
The 30-second ad shows a clip of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence performing, with a soundbite that says the group “deliberately mocks and demeans Christians, including Roman Catholic nuns.” He accused her of wearing “obscenely imitative” clothing. “Kamala Harris is on their side, not you,” the article said, repeating a line from former President Trump’s attack ad and expressing support for transgender athletes playing in women’s sports. He is attacking Harris.
The ads will be sent by direct text message to 1 million Catholic voters in battleground states, as well as to 750,000 activist subscribers to The Loop email newsletter, according to CatholicVote.
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Then-Senator Kamala Harris takes to the stage to greet the crowd during the annual Pride Parade at the Civic Center on Sunday, June 30, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Gabriel Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
It’s the latest example of conservatives criticizing Harris for her history of anti-Catholic political statements and actions, which Republicans hope will draw key voters closer to their cause on Election Day. .
Harris came under fire from Catholic groups last week for ignoring the Al Smith Dinner, a bipartisan fundraiser for Catholic Charities that typically includes candidates from both major parties. She has also come under fire from pro-life groups for her uncompromising stance on abortion rights, and in an interview with NBC’s Hallie Jackson, she said that she has a religious stance against faith-based health care workers who don’t want to force abortions. said he does not support the exemption.
“Kamala Harris has finally lost the Catholic vote,” President Trump claimed on his Truth Social platform on Friday. “Her and the Democrats’ persecution of the Catholic Church is unprecedented! Her poll numbers have fallen like a rock among Catholics and non-Catholics alike.”
The Harris campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Mr. Harris’s disdain at the Catholic dinner is just the latest in a career filled with criticism of his faithful critics.
Last year, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence became the focus of national controversy when the Los Angeles Dodgers chose to present an award to an LGBTQ charity on the field at Dodger Stadium during Pride Month. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) called the decision a “blasphemy” at the time. Catholic Vote has launched a $1 million advertising campaign urging believers to boycott the baseball team because of its support for the Sisters.
video from SF Pride Main Stage Then-California Congresswoman Harris is shown being introduced by LGBTQ activist Sister Roma on stage at San Francisco Pride 2019. Sister Roma is a gay porn director who hosts major stages in science fiction films, according to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence website. “She hosts the infamous Hunky Jesus Contest” at Pride, Folsom Street Fair, Castro Street Fair, and Easter in the Park.
L.A. Pride Committee Chairman Gerald Garth said Sisters Unity and Dominia of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence joined the community at Pride Night before the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants game at Dodger Stadium.・I praised him for winning the Hero Award. (Jayne Kamin-Once-USA TODAY Sports)
Harris, dressed in rainbow colors, gave a short speech at the Pride event, praising San Francisco’s prominent role in the movement for LGBTQ rights and her record supporting same-sex marriage. She reminded the crowd that she officiated at the wedding of lesbian couple Chris Perry and Sandy Stier at San Francisco City Hall. Perry and Steer were the first plaintiffs in a lawsuit that successfully overturned California’s Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment that states that “only marriages between a man and a woman are valid or recognized in California.”
“We will fight to pass the Equality Act in America,” Harris said, referring to legislation that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. “We will fight to end HIV/AIDS in America. We will fight for America’s transgender brothers and sisters. And we will always stand for equality.”
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Three sisters of eternal indulgence take a selfie during the gay pride march in Paris. (Gregory Herpe/SOPA Images/LightRocket, Getty Images)
A photo of Harris posing with Sister Roma at the event is featured prominently in a CatholicVote ad.
Brian Birch, president of Catholic Vote, called the Sisters “one of the most vile, bigoted and aggressive anti-Catholic organizations in America,” adding that the group mocks religious women and threatens people of faith. It denies that it is.
“They used the cross as a sexual prop, they mocked the Virgin Mary, they used Christian symbols as sexual toys,” Birch said in an interview on Fox News Digital. “Yet, Kamala Harris proudly supported them and their founders. We call on Kamala Harris to disavow this highly aggressive anti-Catholic hate group.”
CatholicVote’s anti-Harris ad proclaims, “Kamala Harris is on their side. Not on your side.” (YouTube Screenshot | CatholicVote)
Rome told FOX News Digital that the Sisters are a “peace-loving, inclusive and caring charity whose members dedicate their lives to community service, fundraising and activism.”
“Although many of our members have adopted the iconography of nuns, we do not ridicule religious women or advocate or practice hatred, hostility, or violence against members of any religion. I don’t,” Roman said. “We reflect the communities we serve, serving the sick, feeding the hungry, fighting for civil rights, and raising money for important causes and charities.” , who work tirelessly to spread universal joy and clear stigma.
“The existence of the Sisters is not a threat to Catholics or people of faith. When people weaponize their religious beliefs and choose to interpret the Bible to threaten the rights, even the existence, of queer and trans people, The problem arises. Perpetual Indulgences has always highlighted the hypocrisy of many people who claim to be Christians, but whose actions are anything but “Christ-like.”
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Birch argued that most Catholics feel differently and demanded that Harris apologize for taking the stage with Rome.
“The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are a horrible, vile, hateful, anti-Catholic group. And she supported them. She needs to apologize. She needs to disown them. And she has to explain whether she agrees with their group of “perverted men dressed up to mock Catholic nuns,” and that’s the kind of leadership she wants to bring to this country. Or not,” he said.
“If that’s the case, I think the Catholic choice is very clear.”
A Harris campaign spokesperson did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
