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A powerful new political -- heating up the web -- warning Catholics vote wisely.
In November.
Joining us now one bathroom board member -- -- called to witness the group the created.
That video first -- I wanna say thank you for being here and secondly I have to say that is one of the most powerful political.
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Commercials I have ever seen what has been the reaction.
-- the reactions been phenomenal I mean we've had people from really it's it's it's gone global we've had people from Europe that.
They've seen -- and contacted us and then just an amazing reaction that we've got over a 1400000.
Hits on YouTube.
It's side of them that's a powerful message Lou and died and it's very well done and I'm really happy with the reaction we've had from.
And that reaction in just a matter of days what are your plans for the video.
Are you going to -- what are your thinking over the course of the next of the obviously the days weeks and months ahead of the election.
Well it's a downloadable video I mean the idea of it is for Catholic -- -- and around the country and and really -- not just limited to cap -- -- people of faith around the country to be able to download it.
And and played at their local churches or synagogues or wherever they.
You know wherever people of faith needs.
That's that's the idea behind the video and that's why it's it's freely downloadable.
And to put this in some context and I are probably should pointed out more often when talking about.
This what has become my a battle.
Between the Catholic Church.
-- Other churches as well in this country and this administration.
There -- seventy million Catholics in this country and when.
-- for example -- cardinal Dolan speaks.
That's a voice that is heard deeply and profoundly across.
-- just about global report -- the country but -- let's share with everyone what cardinal Dolan -- He said the Catholic Church.
Has served everybody and we are being penalized for it.
If we could if we have this -- -- spread like to -- data by me.
He.
The Catholic Church to serve everybody and were being penalized for -- because the exemption says.
We'll defined churches has only serving their own people only hire your own people -- only doing what you do.
Figure people into your own -- that's against our faith.
We thought the wisdom of America is that you didn't define -- church or -- you gave freedom to a church to define itself.
That seems so very simple and actually sort eloquent -- straight forward.
Your thoughts.
Well I agree -- I think cardinal Dolan is.
It is right on the money it's it's one of these things that made people realize that the church.
-- church hospitals and other church charitable organizations.
They don't check your ID card when you come in for services.
You know -- you show up at a at a Catholic hospital the first question is not are you Catholic.
And that's sort of what the mandate is requiring.
The mandate is moving us to a point in time when I guess we have to.
Walk around with -- with our driver's license.
Identifying our religious affiliation.
So that we can walk into -- Catholic hospital -- say you know.
I I can I -- receive services here but not from some other faith.
It's it's counter intuitive.
It's is contrary.
To really the fundamentals of this country and in the fundamentals of what you know the country went through during the civil rights era.
You know we're not supposed to be segregated out based on our faith on her collar or or you know are on whether we're male or female.
And connect seems to be with a mandate is saying it's saying -- are you conserve but you can only serve you -- And that's contrary to Catholic teaching contrary to the -- to the principles of this.
Country.
One bother we thank you very much Catholics -- witness.
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