How St. Patrick’s says it was tricked into hosting trans activist funeral, why it held ‘Mass of Reparation’

Join Fox News for access to this content Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account! Please enter a valid email address. By entering your email, you are agreeing to Fox News Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided. New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral said it was tricked in hosting a controversial funeral for a transgender activist on Thursday and performed a rare Mass of Reparation as a result. The funeral was for Cecilia Gentili, an Argentinian-born atheist and activist who advocated for the trans community as well as sex workers and HIV/AIDs patients. The event drew more than 1,000 mourners who stoked the ire of the Catholic community for what many regarded as their rowdy and “scandalous” behavior. The outrage was compounded by attendees reverently calling Gentili the “Mother of all W—–.” People with flowers and a banner honoring Cecilia Gentili are shown outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan on Feb. 15, 2024, in New York City. (Sheetal Banchariya/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) How the cathedral was hoodwinked into...