Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Anti-War Protestors Mar Easter Service

Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago is one of the city's landmarks and a place where Catholics have come to worship since the Chicago fire in 1871. [snip]

... just as Cardinal George began his homily - there was a disturbance in the rear of the venue. Six anti-war protestors affiliated with a group calling itself "Catholic Schoolgirls Against the War" burst in and began spraying fake blood on themselves and parishoners while screaming anti-war slogans...

After all, speaking "truth to power" means sometimes you have to step on some toes - even if that requires disrespecting the deepest beliefs of American citizens sitting in a place that should be a sanctuary from the ravages of the outside world. At least, that seems to be true when leftists hide illegal immigrants or harbor criminals in Catholic churches. Then the term "sanctuary" becomes literal.

But ordinary Americans worshipping in their usual way? Fair game to the left.

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