Gov. Pete Ricketts. (Photo from the Office of the Governor of the State of Nebraska)
LINCOLN, Neb. | In a tweet from his official account June 2, Nebraska’s Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts expressed his unhappiness with what he labeled a political stunt over the display of the rainbow Pride flag, which symbolizes the greater LGBTQ community, on the building of the United States Embassy to the Vatican also referred to as the Holy See.
The deeply conservative Catholic Governor has had a complex relationship with the LGBTQ community, his younger sister, Laura Marie Ricketts is a married lesbian. In his tweet, Ricketts referred to the diplomatic mission as “the Biden-Harris Embassy.” The Embassy had sent out a photograph of the flag display on June 1 via its Twitter to mark the start of Pride month.
As a Catholic, I’m curious to know if the Biden-Harris Embassy in the Holy See will promote respect for Catholic teaching on family and freedom of conscience – or whether we can simply expect more political stunts like this. https://t.co/SEIM2LO6OM
— Gov. Pete Ricketts (@GovRicketts) June 2, 2021
The Governor has not issued a proclamation in celebration of Pride month.
