St. Patrick’s Cathedral Urged To Hold Exorcism After “Scandalous” Funeral For Trans Activist Cecilia Gentili

The Catholic News Agency reports:

The pastor of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City said the church has offered a Mass of Reparation after a controversial irreverent funeral service was held there this week for a well-known transgender advocate.

The Manhattan cathedral hosted the Feb. 15 funeral service for Cecilia Gentili, an activist who helped to decriminalize sex work in New York, lobbied for “gender identity” to be added as a protected class to the state’s human rights laws, and was a major fundraiser for transgender causes. Gentili was a man who identified as a woman.

Throughout the liturgy, the presider, Father Edward Dougherty, referred to Gentili with feminine pronouns and described the trans-identifying man as “our sister.” Additionally, during the prayers of the faithful, the reader prayed for so-called gender-affirming health care, while attendees frequently and approvingly referred to Gentili as the “mother of whores.”

The Archdiocese of New York has issued a statement:

Thanks to so many who have let us know they share our outrage over the scandalous behavior at a funeral here at St. Patrick’s Cathedral earlier this week. The Cathedral only knew that family and friends were requesting a funeral Mass for a Catholic, and had no idea our welcome and prayer would be degraded in such a sacrilegious and deceptive way.

That such a scandal occurred at “America’s Parish Church” makes it worse; that it took place as Lent was beginning, the annual forty–day struggle with the forces of sin and darkness, is a potent reminder of how much we need the prayer, reparation, repentance, grace, and mercy to which this holy season invites us.

Catholic League head Bill Donohue rages:

Gentili is a man who falsely claimed to be a woman. He was an illegal alien, a drug addict, prostitute, trans activist and atheist.

At the service, many of those in attendance dressed as hookers, danced in the aisles, sang “Ave Cecilia” when “Ave Maria” was sung, and shouted, “St. Cecilia, Mother Of All Whores.”

The presiding priest, Fr. Edward Dougherty, falsely declared Gentili to be a woman, referring to him as “our sister.” Fr. James Martin, an LGBT advocate, was delighted with the event, saying the trans activists are “as much a part of the church as anyone else.”

Many are wondering how this profane service could have happened. It happened because it was held under false pretenses. The person who made the arrangements, who goes by the name Ceyeye Doroshow, said, “I kept it under wraps.”

The Washington Blade reports:

Gentili came to the U.S. pursuing a safer life to live authentically as a trans woman. She lived undocumented for 10 years, hustling, doing sex work which came with drug use. After surviving arrests and an immigration detention, she accessed recovery services and won asylum.

Among Gentili’s accomplishments was her work as a co-founder of her namesake COIN Clinic (Cecilia’s Occupational Inclusion Network) at Callen-Lorde, a New York-based leader in LGBTQ health care. She later was the managing director of policy for the world-renowned GMHC (originally the Gay Men’s Health Crisis.)

With her background in the sex industry, she was a founding member of Decrim NY, a coalition working toward decriminalization, decarceration and destigmatization of people in the sex trade. Gentili was an actress of note starring in the Netflix/FX hit series “Pose” as Ms. Orlando.

The far-right Catholic site LifeSiteNews has launched a petition calling on Cardinal Timothy Dolan to hold an exorcism of “any remaining evil spirits” still hanging around St. Patrick’s since the funeral.

In the video below, you’ll see Father Dougherty open with this: “Welcome to St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Except on Easter Sunday, we don’t usually have a crowd that is this well turned out.”

St. Patrick’s Cathedral says it was tricked into hosting a raucous funeral for a transgender activist and atheist who was hailed as “Saint Cecilia, the mother of all whores.” https://t.co/QMTDkNf5p6

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 18, 2024

St. Patrick’s Cathedral hosts funeral for transgender activist and sex worker Cecilia Gentili pic.twitter.com/vB4eYqtyUr

— Christcuck Pastors (@Christcucks2) February 18, 2024

Anti-Catholic group of trans “activists” stage a mockery of the Christian faith INSIDE St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC:

The mob staged a supposed funeral service for Cecilia Gentili, a transgender, atheist prostitute during who they eulogized as: “This whore. This great whore.… pic.twitter.com/7w0wmifzkH

— CatholicVote (@CatholicVote) February 16, 2024

St. Patrick’s Cathedral said it was tricked into hosting transgender activist’s wild funeral https://t.co/LURgbRfMV4 pic.twitter.com/MxN2x7xnxQ

— New York Post (@nypost) February 18, 2024

SIGN: Urge @CardinalDolan to do exorcism and reparation after sacrilegious #transgender funeral in @StPatsNYC https://t.co/RNfXsS3s0I #catholic #exorcism #LGBTQ #NYC

— LifeSiteNews (@LifeSite) February 17, 2024

St. Patrick’s Cathedral holds Mass of Reparation following ‘scandalous behavior’ at funeral of transgender activist Cecilia Gentili https://t.co/ZaUnCDKWUQ pic.twitter.com/Bf9FtFj4TF

— 1010 WINS (@1010WINS) February 18, 2024

We join New Yorkers at St. Patrick’s Cathedral to remember the life and legacy of Cecilia Gentili.

She was a trailblazing #transgender icon, award-winning artist and #LGBTQ community leader who was renowned for her unwavering commitment to advocacy for marginalized communities. pic.twitter.com/2FHjvvIndE

— Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit (@mayorsCAU) February 15, 2024

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