CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - The Chicago Catholic Archdiocese is weighing in on an anti-Catholic social media post by a North Side state senator.
A week ago after the U.S. Supreme Court had overturned Roe vs Wade, State Senator Sara Feigenholtz posted on her personal Facebook page a drawing of a Catholic pope or bishop pointing a gun at the head of a pregnant Statue of Liberty. She later removed it because she said she learned it offended people of faith.
Her action was met with criticism from the Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago, and now the Archdiocese of Chicago said it welcomes that support.
“There is no moment in which it is appropriate to traffic in bigoted imagery,” the archdiocese said in a statement. Adding, “Hate speech must not be tolerated and that it’s wrong for an elected official to present such a violent image, especially when the city and the country are still reeling from recent acts of gun violence.”
Friday, Feigenholtz issued the following statement:
“June 24 was an incredibly traumatic day — not just for me but for women around the country in the aftermath of the SCOTUS decision to overturn a woman's right to choose.
I posted an image that spoke to the moment and then later learned it offended people of faith. I immediately removed the post as I meant no ill will toward anyone who found it offensive, and am sorry.
I have and will continue reaching out to friends and community members with the hope of healing.”
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