Posted on 02/18/2024 2:12:40 PM PST by nickcarraway
St. Patrick’s Cathedral says it was duped into hosting a “sacrilegious” funeral for a transgender activist on Thursday, which left church brass outraged after she was eulogized as “St. Cecilia, mother of all whores.”
More than 1,000 mourners, many of whom were transgender or clad in flashy outfits, packed into the iconic cathedral to celebrate the life of Cecilia Gentili — a high-profile activist who advocated for the trans community, sex workers and HIV/AIDS patients, the New York Times reported.
Many of the attendees donned miniskirts and fishnet stockings while others wore halter tops and high-heel shoes during a sometimes rowdy service that reportedly included dancing in the aisles and a call for easier gender transition care from the pulpit by one of Gentili’s friends, according to the newspaper.
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At our son’s funeral, the priest said that we could do eulogies but that they could not be done during the Mass. Either before or after. And the music had to be liturgical. Our other son snuck in a banjo version of “why are there so many songs about rainbows” during the offertory.
I got you covered St Patrick’s:
Take out a full page ad and state that since the arrangements were done fraudulently, there is no imputation of grace by the church, and that the decedent is roasting in hell.
Conclude with Ephesians 5:5 and let the chips fall as they may.
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The Cathedral speaks?
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