Deception present at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

[Jazzy]

The funeral of a renowned transgender activist in a New York cathedral elicited a denunciation of the event by a senior church official, who called the Mass a scandal within one of the preeminent houses of worship in U.S. Catholicism.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York condemned the funeral of Cecilia Gentili, which was held in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan and drew a large audience on Thursday.

Gentili was known as a leading advocate for other transgender people, as well as sex workers and people with HIV. A post on her Instagram account announced her death on Feb. 6 at age 52.

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What happened to "we are all God's children"? And, while the church may not have approved of the "show" at the funeral and the behavior was not typically respectful of a church, why didn't the church simply not respond?

What are your thoughts about the funeral?

 

[Forgiven1]

Why have a funeral in a church for someone who has stated that they are atheist? From the article, the church was misled on this funeral by the request was for a Catholic, the avowed atheist. This funeral appears to have been done as a mockery to the church.

 

[NewCreation435]

I'm sure after this the church will put more of a process in place to ensure that this doesn't happen again. To be silent in the light of this behavior would make it look like they were okay with the behavior at this funeral which they are not.
God does love people despite their sin, but that doesn't mean he loves their sin.