CatholicVote calls out Harris for photo with controversial Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence drag nuns

FIRST ON FOX - A starring blimpish Catholic defense statement is calling connected Vice President Kamala Harris to denounce a arguable resistance group whose members dress for illustration nuns and mock Christian symbols.

CatholicVote has released a $100,000 targeted advertisement connected Monday that features photos and videos of Harris, nan Democratic nominee for president, attending San Francisco Pride successful 2019, wherever she appeared connected shape pinch members of nan Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. The Sisters, a 501(c)3 "Order of queer and trans nuns," is made up of performers successful resistance who deterioration accepted belief habits and advocator for LGBTQ issues. Critics person called them an "anti-Catholic dislike group." 

The 30-second advertisement shows clips of nan Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence performing while soundbites impeach nan group of dressing "in lewd imitation of Roman Catholic nuns that intentionally mock and degrade Christians." It concludes by stating, "Kamala Harris stands pinch they/them, not pinch you," echoing a statement from 1 of erstwhile President Trump's onslaught ads, which hits Harris complete her support for transgender athletes playing successful women's sports. 

CatholicVote says nan advertisement will beryllium texted straight to 1 cardinal Catholic voters successful plaything states and sent to 750,000 activistic subscribers of its email newsletter, "The Loop." 

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Then-Senator Kamala Harris takes nan shape arsenic she greets nan crowd astatine nan yearly Pride Parade astatine nan Civic Center successful San Francisco, California, connected Sunday, June 30, 2019. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

It's nan latest illustration of conservatives accusing Harris of a history of anti-Catholic governmental rhetoric and actions that Republicans dream will sway nan captious voting bloc to their origin connected Election Day. 

Harris came nether occurrence from Catholic groups past week aft she snubbed nan Al Smith dinner, a bipartisan fundraiser for Catholic charities typically attended by some awesome statement candidates. She has besides been hammered by pro-life groups for her uncompromising position connected abortion rights, telling NBC's Hallie Jackson successful an question and reply she does not support belief exemptions for faith-based wellness attraction providers who do not want to beryllium forced to execute abortions.

"Kamala Harris has yet mislaid nan Catholic vote," Trump asserted Friday connected his Truth Social platform. "Her and nan Democrat’s persecution of nan Catholic Church is unprecedented! Her canvass numbers person dropped for illustration a rock, some pinch Catholics, and otherwise." 

The Harris run did not respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment. 

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The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence was nan attraction of nationalist contention past twelvemonth erstwhile nan Los Angeles Dodgers chose to grant nan LGBTQ kindness pinch an grant connected nan section of Dodger Stadium during Pride Month. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) called nan determination "blasphemy" astatine nan time. CatholicVote started a $1 cardinal advertizing run that urged nan religious to boycott nan shot squad complete its support for nan Sisters. 

Video from SF Pride Main Stage shows Harris, past California's inferior senator, being introduced connected shape astatine San Francisco Pride 2019 by LGBTQ activistic Sister Roma, a cheery pornography head who, according to nan Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence website, has served arsenic Master of Ceremonies connected nan main stages of SF Pride, Folsom Street Fair, Castro Street Fair and Easter successful nan Park, "where she hosts nan infamous Hunky Jesus Contest." 

Gerald Garth, LA Pride Board president, applauds arsenic sister Unity and sister Dominia of nan Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are fixed nan Community Hero Award connected Pride Night anterior to nan crippled betwixt nan Los Angeles Dodgers and nan San Francisco Giants astatine Dodger Stadium. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)

Dressed successful a rainbow outfit, Harris delivered little remarks astatine nan Pride event, celebrating San Francisco's salient domiciled successful nan activity for LGBTQ authorities and her ain grounds supporting same-sex marriage. She reminded nan crowd that she officiated nan matrimony of Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, a lesbian couple, astatine San Francisco City Hall. Perry and Stier were nan original plaintiffs successful a suit that successfully overturned California's Proposition 8, a law amendment that said, "only matrimony betwixt a man and a female is valid aliases recognized successful California." 

"We will conflict to walk nan Equality Act successful America," Harris said, referring to authorities that would prohibition favoritism connected nan ground of sexual predisposition aliases gender identity. "We will conflict to extremity HIV/AIDS successful America. We will conflict for our transgender brothers, sisters successful America. And we will ever guidelines for equality." 

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Three Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence airs for a selfie during a Gay Pride March successful Paris. (Gregory Herpe/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

A image of Harris posing pinch Sister Roma astatine nan arena is featured prominently successful nan CatholicVote ad. 

CatholicVote President Brian Burch called nan Sisters "one of nan astir vile, bigoted and violative anti-Catholic organizations successful America," though nan group denies that it mocks belief women aliases is simply a threat to group of faith.  

"They've utilized nan crucifix arsenic a activity prop, mocked nan Virgin Mary and utilized Christian symbols arsenic activity toys," Burch told Fox News Digital successful an interview. "And yet, Kamala Harris proudly stood pinch them and their founder. We are calling connected Kamala Harris to disavow this highly violative anti-Catholic dislike group." 

CatholicVote's anti-Harris advertisement declares, "Kamala Harris stands pinch they/them. Not pinch you."  (YouTube screenshot | CatholicVote)

Roma told Fox News Digital nan Sisters are a "peace-loving, inclusive, compassionate, and charitable organization with members who give their lives to community service, fundraising, and activism." 

"While galore of our members adopt nan iconography of a Nun, we do not mock belief women aliases advocator aliases believe hatred, hostility, aliases unit toward members of immoderate religion," Roma said. "We are a reflection of nan communities we serve, moving tirelessly to curate to nan sick, provender nan hungry, conflict for civilian rights, raise money for important causes and charities, promulgate cosmopolitan joy, and expiate stigmatic guilt.

"The Sisters' beingness is not a threat to Catholics aliases immoderate personification of faith. The problem arises erstwhile group take to construe scripture successful bid to weaponize their belief beliefs and frighten nan authorities and moreover nan beingness of queer and trans people. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence person ever shone a ray connected nan hypocrisy of galore group who declare to beryllium Christian but whose actions are thing but 'Christ-like." 

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Burch insisted that astir Catholics consciousness otherwise and demanded that Harris apologize for appearing connected shape pinch Roma.

"The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are this terrible, vile, hateful, anti-Catholic group. And she stood pinch them. She needs to apologize. She needs to disavow them. And she needs to explicate whether aliases not she agrees pinch a group of perverted men who dress up to mock Catholic belief sisters, and whether that's nan benignant of activity she wants to bring to this country," he said. 

"If so, I deliberation nan prime for Catholics is very obvious." 

A spokesperson for nan Harris run did not respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.