The latest disrespect for the Eucharist comes from Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer who, in an online video posting, appears to mock receiving Communion.

The Wolverine State Democrat is shown standing with a bag of Doritos, feeding one to a social media “influencer,” Liz Plank, who kneels before the governor, opens her mouth, and receives a chip on the tongue. The camera then pans back to Whitmer with the Doritos bag, wearing a Harris-Walz cap. Reclaiming the America... Justin Raimondo Best Price: $3.59 Buy New $14.00 (as of 10:35 UTC - Details)

Whitmer has since denied any intention of defaming the Eucharist or insulting Catholics, and she offered an apology. She explained the stunt—and her praetorian votaries defend it—as some sort of contemporary “social media challenge” of feeding somebody and that the Doritos were an allusion to the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, one of the signature achievements of the Biden-Harris Administration which Whitmer claims to have wanted to showcase for its job-producing benefits for swing state Michigan.

I hope Catholics recognize when they are being gaslighted.

Whitmer’s profanation—like the so-called “non-Last Supper” that was really actually a “Dionysian” feast showcased as part of the Paris Olympics opening ceremonies last August—is, of course, explained away as you didn’t see what you just saw and can’t unsee. The one positive thing about the current controversy is that you don’t have the usual gaggle of liberal and/or confused Catholics stretching themselves into pretzels to defend the gaslight.

Let’s look at the only possible explanations: either this is a desecration of the ritual of Communion, or Gretchen is so unfamiliar with that central act of the Catholic and Orthodox faith (with parallels in some Protestant groups) as to be clueless (something not to be excluded a priori regarding the incumbent governor of Michigan).

The Fourth Quarter of ... Allen R. Hunt Best Price: $13.26 Buy New $16.39 (as of 11:32 UTC - Details) As for the former, well—“if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, chances are it’s a duck.” So, if you are extending a wafer-like substance toward somebody kneeling in front of you who closes her eyes as she opens her mouth to “receive” what is offered, well, that looks pretty much like a Communion ritual. Perhaps it’s unfamiliar to Michiganians, as kneeling for and receiving Communion on the tongue are likely rare in the very “progressive” Metropolitan Province of Detroit. But, hey, I’ll bet some folks do remember it.

As for the latter, well—Gretchen would have you believe she was the innocent victim of a social media “challenge” to feed another person on video and you thought it was a Communion rite. In other words, it’s your issue, an implicit blaming of the victim.

Think about it, though. A video like this, targeted for a political ad campaign to promote a national presidential candidate, does not happen without lots of people plugged into it. But then look at the video. You then have to say that all those people were aware of some eccentric online “challenge” about “feeding” other people that was perfectly intelligible to all of them (and not to the rest of us illiterati) or somebody in that whole productions-and-approvals process recognized the allusion to the Eucharist and said either “go ahead” or “I don’t care.” Either response should be damning for Democrats among Catholics.

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