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VA Gov. Appoints Bigot
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Aug, 26, 2019
 
NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2019 /Standard Newswire/ -- Catholic League president Bill Donohue (photo) comments on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's appointment of an anti-Catholic bigot to a state council on women's issues:
 
Gail Gordon Donegan is a local political activist. She is also a vicious anti-Catholic bigot. Now, thanks to Gov. Ralph Northam, she is an appointee to the Virginia Council on Women. It is an appointment the governor must withdraw--at once!
 
It would be hard to outdo Donegan's vile tweets for pure, sustained hatred of Catholics, Catholic priests and Catholic teachings. A sampling:

  • "Abortion is morally indefensible to Catholic priests bcuz it results in fewer children to rape."

  •  Christmas is "the one time of year the Catholic Church is allowed to focus on a little boy."

  •  "Go tell a Catholic they have dirt on their forehead."

  •  "Saw a bumper sticker: 'You can't be both Catholic & Pro-Choice.' Add: You can be a pedophile though!"
 
This is the kind of thing one would expect from a Klansman, not a responsible advocate for women's issues. There is no place for this kind of hate speech in the halls of government.
 
A statement from a Northam spokeswoman that the governor "certainly does not condone this language" is woefully inadequate. Northam must rescind his appointment of Donegan. Anything less will make him complicit in her anti-Catholic bigotry. 
 
Contact Gov. Northam's press secretary Alena Yarmosky:  alena.yarmosky@governor.virginia.gov
 
SOURCE Catholic League
 
CONTACT: 212-371-3191, pr@catholicleague.org
 
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