Richmond, Virginia
Appointee resigns over anti-Catholic remarks
A new appointee to the Virginia state council on women’s issues has resigned following the disclosure of past remarks she made on social media about Catholics. Democrat activist Gail Gordon Donegan, nominated by Governor Ralph Northam (pictured), had made derogatory comments on Twitter, which were “extremely offensive to Catholics and the Catholic faith”, said Deborah Cox, spokeswoman for the Diocese of Richmond. She continued: “We would expect anyone appointed to a council or commission for the Commonwealth to be respectful of all faith groups and civil in his or her public comments … given their status as a representative of the Commonwealth.”
