you ignorant fools
There is a line in the sand that I hope most people never cross. It’s defined where people’s religion is concerned. I am 100% in favor of condemning any religious practice that causes bodily harm. Let people do what they will inside of a holy place, unless someone is being hurt. But protesting in a church, during a service, is completely unacceptable no matter which way you slice it.
That’s why churches have front steps.
Six ignorant assholes decided they were going to protest the war during Easter mass at Holy Name Cathedral here in Chicago. Mid-mass the six decided to disrupt the service, lie on the floor, and squirt fake blood on themselves and parishioners, chanting “Even the Pope calls for peace.”
Now, there can be no denying that everyone has a right to their own view. But the complete disrespect for the church, the services, and the congregation as a whole is appalling to me. How dare these people sneak into a place of worship and mess with other people’s right to worship!
The level of ignorance this displays proves to me that the people behind such a protest are a bunch of idiotic and thoughtless assholes. I might have respected their opinion had they held a protest OUTSIDE of the church. But inside? That is disgusting and completely uncalled for. Stay out of other people’s religious experience. It is not, ever, acceptable to protest inside of a church in my book.
March 24th, 2008
“six ignorant assholes”
Peter, I could not agree with you more. I just don’t get it. Did the catholic church start the war? Has the church EVER been for this war? No. There is a lot wrong with the Church — the pope and all his marriage talk, the child-molesting priests, so much more, but one thing that the Church, from Rome on down to the neighborhoods, has been consistent about, has been its criticism of this war.
nice job turning people against the anti-war effort. ignorant fools, indeed.