Several mainstream media outlets have framed the event as a breakthrough occasion and a sign of the Catholic Church shifting its teaching — or at least its tone — on sexuality and human anthropology.
Time magazine described the fact that a funeral service for a t***s activist was held in a Catholic cathedral as “no small feat,” while The New York Times described the service as “an exuberant piece of political theater.”
Jesuit Father James Martin, an L***Q advocate whose approach to pastoral inclusion has courted controversy in the Church, initially offered his approval for the service.
“To celebrate the funeral Mass [sic] of a t*********r woman at St. Patrick’s is a powerful reminder, during Lent, that L***Q people are as much a part of the church as anyone else,” he told The New York Times. “I wonder if it would have happened a generation ago.”
On Saturday, however, Father Martin clarified that he made the comment prior to service.
"Obviously, I believe that L***Q people should be as included as any other parishioner in their church. Just as obviously, I believe that churches are sacred spaces and certain actions are out of bounds," he said in a post on X (formerly Twitter), adding that he had been invited to preach at the service but was out of town.
"I've not seen the whole service as recorded, but some actions I've seen struck me as, while perhaps to the congregation joyful and celebratory, disrespectful of the sacred space that is St. Patrick's Cathedral," he wrote. "One can be both joyful and respectful, it seems to me."
Other Catholics, however, were more pointed in their assessment.
On X, Catholic V**e described the service as a staged “mockery of the Christian faith INSIDE St. Patrick’s Cathedral” by t***s activists.
Others called for Cardinal Dolan and the Archdiocese of New York to respond to what they considered to be sacrilege.
Many of the 1,000 in attendance wore d**g and scanty outfits. At the foot of the altar stood an image of the Argentinian-born Gentili with a halo, surrounded by the Spanish words for “whore,” “t**********e,” “blessed,” and “mother.”
T***s activist Oscar Diaz told Time it “felt appropriate” to say farewell to Gentili with a funeral service at St. Patrick’s, describing the event as an act of bestowing “sainthood” on the t*********r advocate.
The service for Gentili was marked by several moments that were out of the ordinary for a Catholic funeral and have raised questions of irreverence and sacrilege.
For instance, during the liturgy, attendees cheered, applauded, and chanted “Cecilia!” and “madre de putas” — Spanish for “mother of whores.”
A rendition of the “Ave Maria” by the cathedral cantor was interrupted when an attendee shouted “Ave Cecilia!” and danced down the center aisle.
A mid-liturgy lay reflection given from the sanctuary compared Gentili’s advocacy for normalizing sex work and lobbying for g****r-related health care to Christ’s ministry to prostitutes and outcasts.
In another reflection, Diaz described the deceased as “this whore, this great whore, St. Cecilia, mother of all whores.” Those assembled stood and applauded as Father Dougherty remained seated in the presider’s chair, his chin in his hand.
After attending Baptist and Catholic churches, Gentili had identified as an atheist though suggested a recent interest in God in a November 2023 interview.
“Religion has been such a foundational aspect of my life that I’ll always have some kind of connection to it. I still crave a sense of community and belonging that I know a lot of people find in faith,” Gentili said.
THE ONLY WAY SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED A FUNERAL SERVICE IF SHE REPENTED OF HER SINS. AND IF IT WAS ALLOWED TO PROCEED, RULES ABOUT DRESS CODES AND RESTRICTIONS ON POSTERS. EULOGIES SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW AND EDITED OR ELIMINATED. THIS WAS IN MY MIND A HOSTILE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE CATHOLIC RELIGION AND MOCKERY OF THE SANCTUARY OF JESUS CHRIST.
THE LEADERSHIP IN THIS CHURCH IS RESPONSIBLE AND CULPABLE FOR LETTING THIS FUNERAL SERVICE BECOME A CLOWN SHOW.
pegw wrote:
The banks were harmed. They got c***ted out of millions by Trump's lies. Remember the judge in Trump's case listened to Trump's lawyers and Trump lies for three months. The judge was repeatedly threatened and so was his staff. He heard Trump trash the judge and his staff nearly every day. Trump was totally unrepentant. 350,000,000? Justice matters
How do you c***t a bank on a loan that is paid off?
The lawsuit cost if it holds will cost Trump Inc $450M and the money will be paid to the state of New York. If this becomes a precedent, companies will leave the state in droves.
They literally took over the entire funeral mass proceeding which was a total farce. If it were my church, and I was a parishioner, I would have gone into a rant and told the whole bunch to leave at once!
This was a Catholic Cathedral and the Cardinal, the man at the top should have put a stop to it!
Father Martin’s quote:
This was the public statement by Father James Martin:
“To celebrate a mass of a t*********r woman at St. Patrick’s is a powerful reminder, during Lent, that LGBQT people are as much a part of the church as anyone else.”
No, they are leading sinful lives and they should not be given the privilege of have a funeral service in the church. The entire ceremony was irreverent and sacrilegious. It was not the conventional Catholic Funeral Service but was bedeviled and dominated by a satanic cult. The people who attended were scantily clothed and they had posted a placard naming the deceased as the “mother of whores.”
If there is even an inkling of the opposition political party collusion or interference in this trial, the case should be dismissed!
If there is even an inkling of political collusion in a trial, a judge should without reservation throw out the case. Period!
Turns out Prosecuting Attorney Nate Wade met with the White House Counsel five times.
Also Fat Fani Willis met with Kamala Harris at the White House for five hours two months before the case against Trump was brought.
Looks like the White House is directly involved in the 2024 P**********l E******n I**********e.
If they would have done a background check, they would have learned that she was a t***sexual. Jesuit Father James Martin, an LGBQT advocate approved the funeral service. Loose Pope , Loose Cardinal, Loose Priest. Shameful!
Cardinal Dolan is Responsible, it happened under his watch!
He permitted a sacrilegious
funeral service making a mockery of the Catholic Church. He is a disgrace!
Milosia2 wrote:
If I rob a bank , get caught, and return all the money,
Was there no crime committed ????
Were there no victims ?
Were there no laws broken ?
Should we just forget all about it ?
You seem to forget about the number one crime family in politics today. That would be the “Biden Syndicate!”
There were no victims.
No one was financially harmed.
Many people benefitted from the projects including bankers, investors, architects, interior designers, engineers, and construction workers.
Corporate tax revenues increased as well as tax revenues on workers.
Many people found permanent jobs, office workers, maintenance workers, janitors, facilities engineers, security guards.
The case was timed to interfere with Trumps re-e******n.
Trump was denied a jury.
The corrupt DOJ was behind this as well as president Joe Biden.
The judge was a former cab driver with no judicial experience.
Judge Engoron may have had unethical ex-parte communications with Michael Cohen which violates NYC statutes prior to the time the case was brought.
NYC Attorney Latitia James made a campaign promise that if appointed as DA, she would take Trump down.
The severity of the lawsuit penalty was unwarranted and overly excessive and was designed to incur serious financial hardship and deny other family members, Don Junior and Eric, an active role in the business.
The judge’s decision was made as soon as the court learned the Fulton County E******n I**********e Case was imploding due to Fani’s and Wade’s relationship and Wade’s appointment to a position where he was unqualified and yet paid an excessively high salary.
The case is being coordinated by the DOJ although the federal government has no jurisdiction there.
The judge undervalued the properties used as collateral for the loans.
The Trump brand was not considered in the valuation. For example, when Nelson Rockefeller goes in for a loan the Rockefeller brand talks loudly.
None of these defense claims were considered. They were all dismissed. Trump was clearly railroaded and hopefully the Appeals Court will have better jurisprudence.
The border is secure!
The border is secure!
The border is secure!
I will not resign!
You cannot impeach me!
I just got fired!
I have no friends.
Didn’t see this coming!
I’m a nice guy.
How did this happen.
Alejandro Mayorkas has to leave his office. Did not happen soon enough.
“Alejandro, Don’t let the door hit you in the A$$ on your way out!”