Baltimore Argues Catholic Group’s Rally Could Bring Violence

AP ^ | 9/30/21 | Michael Kunzelman

[marshmallow]

A conservative Roman Catholic media outlet seeking to stage a rally during a U.S. bishops’ meeting in Baltimore claims city officials canceled the event because they disapprove of its religious message. The city says the gathering poses a threat to public safety, claiming the fringe group cheered on rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January.

The event planners are asking a federal judge to decide whether the city is trampling on their First Amendment rights. U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander heard testimony Thursday from survivors of clergy abuse who want to speak at the “prayer rally” that St. Michael’s Media planned to hold on Nov. 16 at a city-owned waterfront pavilion.

An event advertisement touts speeches by former Donald Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon and far-right agitator Milo Yiannopoulos, who testified at Thursday’s hearing. Yiannopoulos said he wants to speak at the rally because he was raped by a Catholic priest and wants to encourage other abuse survivors to “confront the enablers and abusers.”

[Old Yeller]

Gotta do something until Mardi Gras.

[ebb tide]

All of a sudden Baltimore is concerned about "violence" from peaceful Catholics.

[Captain Walker]

Here's the point of view from Church Militant (the Catholic group involved in the hearing):

www.churchmilitant.com

[Bigg Red]

As a side note, I am so glad that Milo has come out if that horrible life style.