St. Pat’s holds rare ‘Mass of Reparation’ to atone for hosting…

St. Patrick’s Cathedral has held a rare “Mass of Reparation” at the historic Midtown church to atone for the “sacrilegious” funeral service of a trans woman there last week, Catholic leaders say. The church claimed it was duped into hosting Thursday’s funeral for Cecilia Gentili, a Big Apple transgender activist who championed the rights of sex workers, AIDS patients and the LGBTQ community — and was eulogized as “St. Cecilia, mother of all whores” at her Manhattan service. A Mass of Reparation was later necessary to repair and cleanse the church of sin over the funeral for the 52-year-old former sex worker from Argentina, Catholic officials said — a reflection of the Vatican’s unbending opposition to LGBTQ and transgender rights. A funeral Mass at St. Pat’s for transgender activist Cecilia Gentili angered Catholic officials, who said they were tricked into allowing the unconventional service — and have since held a “Mass of Reparation” to make it right. Getty Images “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 Rev. Enrique Salvo said in a statement on behalf of the Archdiocese...