Embattled Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam under fire over appointee with history of anti-Catholic tweets
by Jeffrey Cimmino
| August 26, 2019 02:06 PM
Months after racism allegations dogged Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration, the state’s top Democrat is now facing scrutiny over a political appointee with a history of anti-Catholic comments.
Gail Gordon Donegan, appointed earlier this month to the Virginia Council on Women, a state body focused on women's issues, mocked the Catholic Church's struggle with sexual abuse among its clergy in a series of tweets going back to 2010.
Northam's appointee also targeted a sacred Catholic ritual and directed vulgar tweets at other targets, including Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, in tweets uncovered by the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
In 2010, she tweeted, “Abortion is morally indefensible to Catholic priests bcuz it results in fewer children to rape.†That same year, she wrote, “Saw a bumper sticker: ‘You can’t be both Catholic & Pro-Choice.’ Add: You can be a pedophile though!â€
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