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St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral in \u200cNew York City, one of America\u2019s \u2062most famous churches, is facing backlash<\/a> after hosting a funeral<\/a> for self-proclaimed\u200c atheist transgender \u200cactivist Cecilia Gentili last week. Leadership at \u200bSt. Patrick\u2019s is now deeming the funeral a \u200b\u201cscandal,\u201d and \u200cfor all Catholics, it certainly should be.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gentili, 52, who was born \u200da male and was baptized \u200cas a Catholic, founded Transgender Equity Consulting. The organizer of the \u200dfuneral, Ceyenne Doroshow, admitted to keeping details about Gentili \u201cunder wraps\u201d while scheduling the\u200d Mass at St. Patrick\u2019s. Doroshow noted the deceased wanted \u200cthe\u2063 funeral to be at\u2064 St. \u2062Patrick\u2019s because the building \u2064was \u201can icon, just like her.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The New York \u2063Times<\/a> reported that nearly 1,000 people attended\u2063 the funeral. Many were\u2062 dressed inappropriately in \u2064provocative clothing, and the \u2062assembly erupted in applause and chants several times during the service. The coffin was brought\u200d up to the sanctuary to the entrance hymn, \u201cAmazing Grace.\u201d Fr.\u2062 Edward Dougherty then \u200cwelcomed everyone to the cathedral and noted that \u201cexcept on Easter Sunday, we don\u2019t really have a crowd that is this\u200c turned out\u201d as he gave the congregation a thumbs-up.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Small applause turned into screams and \u2064shouts\u2062 by the crowd \u2062that were more\u2062 suitable for a sports arena than a holy place<\/a>\u200d of worship. Not long into the prayers \u2062offered, a server from the cathedral approached\u200c the priest and \u200dcould be heard telling him, \u2063\u201cNo Mass, just a funeral service.\u201d There were still readings and a homily that was followed by the Prayer of the Faithful.<\/p>\n
The woman reading the petitions \u2062from her phone ended with a petition\u200c that \u2063prayed for \u201cour community\u201d to be understood, \u2062loved, and cared for. This specific intention ended with roars from the \u201ccrowd.\u201d The end of the service included three eulogies. One\u200d began with screaming \u201cCecilia, Cecilia, Cecilia\u201d as the crowd \u200dstood up and shouted the name in response. There was no reverence, no seriousness that prayers for a dead person should bring\u2063 about.<\/p>\n
Joseph Zwilling, the communications director for the Archdiocese of New York, said<\/a> Cardinal Dolan and the cathedral\u2062 only knew that a\u2062 funeral was\u200c asked \u200dto be offered for a Catholic. They received no other information. That was the\u200d only information given, and they had no reason to believe otherwise. It is now obvious that Cecilia was extremely well-known in New York City for \u2062his transgender activism<\/a>. Many are \u200bwondering whether the cathedral consistently neglects to ask questions about the deceased, especially when a non-family member is organizing the\u200b arrangements. <\/p>\n
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In \u200cfact, the Code of Canon Law<\/a> (\u00a71184.3) \u2062notes that funerals ought to be \u200bdenied to those who are \u201cmanifest sinners who cannot be granted\u200d ecclesiastical funerals without public scandal\u200c of the faithful.\u201d It seems that this would be a case, if it were known by the cathedral, for such a denial.<\/p>\n
Fr. Enrique\u2064 Salvo, the pastor of St.\u200d Patrick\u2019s, released a statement on Feb. 17<\/a> explaining that the parish was only led to believe that a funeral Mass would be offered for\u200d someone who had died. \u2063We \u201chad no idea our welcome and\u200b prayer would be \u2064degraded in such a sacrilegious and deceptive way.\u201d <\/p>\n
Salvo said the fact that this happened\u2064 on the second day \u200bof Lent \u201cis a potent reminder of how \u200dmuch we\u200d need the prayer, reparation, repentance, grace, and mercy to which this holy season invites us.\u201d A Mass or\u2063 reparation was offered in response \u2062to the events that transpired last\u2062 week. These \u200cMasses are offered in compensation to God for sins committed.<\/p>\n
But questions remain. Will Cardinal Dolan address the scandal? Will there be an investigation into how funerals are arranged? <\/p>\n
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Funeral Masses are to pray for the repose of the souls of the people who have died because they are sinners, not\u200b saints. The prayers of the liturgy implore God\u2019s mercy and forgiveness on the deceased. That is normal \u2062procedure, not the exception. Cecilia Gentili was\u200c Catholic. So it is not a question of \u200dwhether he had the right to a Christian burial. The issue is\u200b the behavior of those who decided to use his funeral\u200b as \u200da \u2063stage for supporting beliefs that are contrary to science, biology,\u2064 psychology, and Catholic Church teaching. The issue is the intentional \u2064deception behind such actions.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Those who\u200d decided to use a holy place to mock the teachings of Jesus and the truth \u200care the problem. Those involved\u2064 were willing to\u200d hold back information that kept the church in the dark about even the sex of the deceased. The biggest problem is \u2064that so many do not even know why the church teaches against \u201clove is \u2062love\u201d as \u200can anthem. It is not out of bigotry and hatred. It\u200d is not \u201canti-love.\u201d<\/p>\n
Biology cannot change. Sex\u2063 is only possible between a man and a woman. Those two sentences explain the stance of Catholicism regarding so-called gender identity<\/a> because they are rooted in truth and in how God created\u200c us. The funeral last week simply shows how far \u2062the misunderstanding has drifted. <\/p>\n
As a Catholic, the behavior at the cathedral is very upsetting. What is even more upsetting, \u2063however, is the fact that truth and\u200c respect have \u2063become so foreign that some would degrade a person\u2019s death to \u200btrample on the truth that the church proclaims.<\/p>\n
That truth will not change, even if the attacks\u2063 against it become \u2064increasingly belligerent, ignorant, and disrespectful.<\/p>\n
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At St. Patrick’s Cathedral? Should St. Patrick’s Cathedral have \u200basked more questions about the deceased before agreeing to host the funeral<\/h2>\n
St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral in \u200cNew York City, one of America\u2019s \u2062most famous \u200bchurches, is facing backlash after hosting a funeral for self-proclaimed\u200c atheist transgender \u200cactivist Cecilia Gentili last week. Leadership at \u200bSt. Patrick\u2019s is now deeming the funeral a \u200b\u201cscandal,\u201d and \u200b\u200cfor all Catholics, it certainly should be.<\/p>\n
Gentili, 52, who was born \u200da male and was baptized \u200cas a Catholic, founded Transgender\u200c Equity Consulting. The organizer of the \u200dfuneral, Ceyenne Doroshow, admitted to keeping details about \u200cGentili \u201cunder wraps\u201d while scheduling the\u200d Mass at St. Patrick\u2019s. Doroshow noted the deceased wanted \u200cthe\u2063 funeral to be at\u2064 St. \u2062Patrick\u2019s \u2063because the building \u2064was \u200c\u201can icon, just like her.\u201d<\/p>\n
The New \u200bYork \u2063Times reported that nearly\u2062 1,000 people attended\u2063 the funeral. Many were\u2062 dressed inappropriately in \u2064provocative clothing, and the \u2062assembly erupted in applause and chants several times during the service. \u2064The coffin was brought\u200d up to the sanctuary to the entrance hymn, \u201cAmazing Grace.\u201d Fr.\u2062 Edward Dougherty then\u200c \u200cwelcomed everyone to the cathedral\u200d and \u200bnoted that \u201cexcept on Easter Sunday,\u200d we don\u2019t really have a crowd that is this\u200c turned\u2062 out\u201d as he gave \u200bthe congregation a thumbs-up.<\/p>\n
Small applause turned \u2062into screams and \u2064shouts\u2062 by the crowd \u2062that were more\u2062 suitable for a sports arena than a holy place\u200d of worship. Not long into\u2062 the \u200cprayers\u2063 \u2062offered, a server from \u2062the cathedral \u200bapproached\u200c the priest and \u200dcould \u2064be heard telling\u2062 him, \u2063\u201cNo Mass, just a funeral service.\u201d There were\u200b still readings and a homily that was followed by the Prayer of the\u2063 Faithful.<\/p>\n
The woman reading the petitions \u2062from her phone ended with a petition\u200c that \u2063prayed for \u201cour \u2062community\u201d to be understood, \u2062loved, and cared for. \u2064This\u200b specific intention ended with roars from the \u201ccrowd.\u201d The end of the service included three eulogies. One\u200d began \u2063with screaming \u200b\u201cCecilia, Cecilia, Cecilia\u201d as the crowd \u200dstood up and shouted the name in response. There was no reverence, no seriousness that prayers for a dead \u200dperson should bring\u2063 about.<\/p>\n
Joseph Zwilling, the communications director for the Archdiocese\u200d of New York, said Cardinal Dolan and the cathedral\u2062 only knew\u2064 that a\u2062 funeral\u2063 was\u200c asked \u2062\u200dto be offered for a Catholic. They received\u200c no other information. That was the\u200d only information\u200d given, and they\u2063 had no reason to believe otherwise. It is now obvious \u2063that Cecilia was extremely well-known in New York\u2063 City for \u2062his transgender activism. Many are \u200b\u200bwondering whether the cathedral consistently neglects to ask \u200bquestions \u200babout the deceased, especially when a non-family member is organizing the\u200b arrangements.<\/p>\n
In \u200cfact, the \u2064Code of Canon Law (\u00a71184.3) \u2062notes that funerals \u2062ought to be \u200bdenied to those who are \u201cmanifest \u2062sinners who\u2064 cannot\u200d be granted\u200d ecclesiastical funerals \u200cwithout public scandal\u200c of \u2063the faithful.\u201d It seems that this would be a case, if it were known by the\u200d cathedral, for such \u200da denial.<\/p>\n
Fr. Enrique\u2064 Salvo, the pastor of St.\u200d Patrick\u2019s,\u2064 released a\u200c statement on\u200b Feb. \u206217 explaining that the parish was only\u200b led to believe that\u200d a funeral Mass would be offered\u200c for\u200d someone who had died. \u2063We \u201chad no idea our welcome and\u200b \u2064prayer would be \u2064degraded\u2064 in such a sacrilegious and deceptive\u2062 way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Salvo said the fact \u200cthat this happened\u2064 on \u200dthe second\u2062 day \u200bof Lent \u201cis a potent reminder of how \u200dmuch \u200dwe\u200d need the prayer, reparation, repentance, grace, and mercy to which this holy season invites us.\u201d\u2063 A Mass or\u2063 reparation was offered in response \u2062to the\u2063 events that transpired last\u2062 week. These \u200cMasses are offered \u200cin compensation \u2064to \u2062God for sins committed.<\/p>\n
But questions remain. Will Cardinal \u2064Dolan address\u2064 the scandal? Will there\u2062 be an investigation into how funerals\u2063 are arranged<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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