(Kate Quiñones/CNA) — After Michigan’s Catholic bishops condemned a video of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, saying she was “mocking” the Eucharist, Whitmer has apologized for how the video “had been construed.”
The viral video shows Whitmer feeding Liz Plank, a Canadian author, journalist, and influencer with 611,000 followers on her Instagram page “feministabulous,” a Dorito chip during a session of “Chip Chat.”
The video garnered controversy last week as many Catholics interpreted Plank’s posture and the placement of the Dorito on the tongue as a mockery of the reception of holy Communion. Some noted that Plank appears to be kneeling in the video.
Michigan Catholics have since protested outside Whitmer’s home in a “Rosary Rally for Religious Respect” organized by CatholicVote, a political advocacy group.
