Catholics hold a “rosary rally” in front of Gretchen Whitmer’s home

A group of Catholics held a rosary rally outside Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s home on Sunday after the Democrat sparked backlash with a Doritos video that critics said mocked a sacred Christian rite.

The “Rosary Rally for Religious Respect” was organized by CatholicVote.

The rally comes in response to a controversial social media video in which Gov. Whitmer wore a Harris Walz campaign hat and fed Doritos to a kneeling liberal podcaster named Liz Plank.

The video followed a TikTok trend in which someone behaving sensually is fed by another person who stares uncomfortably into the camera while Nelly and Kelly Rowland’s “Dilemma” plays in the background.

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The bizarre clip was intended to highlight the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, which allocated nearly $53 billion to efforts to bring semiconductor supply chains back to the US. But religious groups felt the clip mocked the sacrament of Holy Communion.

The Democratic governor apologized in response to the backlash and emphasized that the video was not intended to mock people of faith.

FILE: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer speaks during a press conference at Michigan State University on November 7, 2022 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Whitmer told FOX 2 that in more than 25 years of public service, “I would never do anything to denigrate anyone’s faith.”

“I have used my platform to advocate for people’s rights to embrace and practice their personal religious beliefs,” Whitmer said.

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On Sunday, a group of about 100 Catholics prayed the rosary in front of the governor’s residence near Moores River Drive in the Michigan capital of Lansing.

The rally was organized by CatholicVote. (Catholic voice)

One attendee told the Lansing State Journal she attended because of the governor’s “blasphemous and offensive video mocking the Holy Eucharist.”

The rosary rally was a response to a video that Catholics found offensive. (Catholic voice)

“It is our most holy sacrament,” she said. “So we came to pray. We have come to pray for them, and we also pray out of mercy, to pray for our Lord.”

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CatholicVote’s national political director told Fox News Digital that Sunday’s rally was motivated by “deep concern over recent actions that undermine the dignity of the Eucharist and the increasing anti-Catholic sentiment promoted by some progressives on the left.” .

“We find it deeply disturbing that our faith and its sacred beliefs are so openly mocked. As Catholics, we believe in the power of prayer, especially for our country’s leaders. “Our rally served as a call for the conversion of Governor Whitmer’s heart and mind, and called on her to recognize and respect our religious beliefs,” Church said. “We also hope this serves as a reminder to our elected officials that Catholics vote.”

Republican Rep. Josh Schriver of Oxford wrote a post on X promoting the “Rosary Rally for Religious Respect.”

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Fox News Digital has reached out to the governor’s office for a response to the rally.

Landon Mion of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.