Classless In Chicago
Six classless, self-absorbed attention seekers were arrested in Chicago after they disrupted a Catholic mass shouting antiwar slogans and spraying the congregation with fake blood.
Six people were arrested at Holy Name parish's auditorium Sunday after disrupting an Easter mass to protest the Iraq war.
The group—whose female and male members identified themselves as Catholic Schoolgirls Against the War—stood up at the beginning of Cardinal Francis George's homily and shouted their opposition to the conflict, which marked its fifth anniversary last week. As security guards and ushers tried to remove them from the service, the demonstrators squirted fake blood on themselves and parishioners dressed in their Easter finery.
The red substance, which one protester later described as "stage blood," initially drew gasps and a few terrified yelps from the 600 worshipers at the mass. The shock, however, quickly transformed into anger as people booed the six while they were escorted from the parish auditorium.
The six members of the group have been charged with felonies over their sleazy stunt. I hope they are convicted and sentence to serious jail time for this one. I would hope that even those who are against the war denounce this behavior. More from Gateway Pundit including mugshots of the thugs.
Uncategorized | Gaius Monday, 24 March , 2008
By Al, Monday, 24 March , 2008 @ 6:07 am
Gaius,I agree with you one hundred percent; this is ridiculous. What alarms me most about this event is that it suggests a radical departure from "healthy" debate and politics. To unpack that idea, I mean that these war protesters are conducting themselves in a way that is well beyond their freedom of speech to debate the issue of the Iraq war. I do not mind when misinformed, silly, ignorant, youthful, disingenuous, (you get the point), people argue against the war. I may not agree with them, but I will fight to my death their right to say what they say. The problem here is that this threshold of healthy debate has been overcome in one of the most shocking ways we have ever seen. These protesters are treating war supporters as an inferior class. And on a quick side note why do we suggest all Catholics support the war - an issue for another comment perhaps. But for the protesters to come into these peoples’ place of worship and disrupt them is to suggest that these Catholics are lesser people than the protesters. That is a dangerous road to go down; essentially these anti-war individuals are failing to reciprocate our freedom to speak and to support the war. That is ridiculous, and it runs contrary to our basic notions of freedom. Rightfully so these people should be punished.
By C Stanley, Monday, 24 March , 2008 @ 7:35 am
Your side note is particularly relevant because the hierarchy of the Catholic Church is on the same side of the issue as the protesters- the Vatican considers the Iraq War an unjust war. It’s actually those Catholics who support the war who are in an awkward position (where I find myself, in fact.) I’m not sure if the protesters were aware of that and perhaps wanted to make a statement that all Catholics should agree with Rome on this- but regardless, of course, this was a completely wrong and offensive way to make that statement.
By Mwalimu Daudi, Monday, 24 March , 2008 @ 8:26 am
As Glenn Reynolds noted at Instapundit, if this had happened at a mosque it would have generated international headlines denouncing the actions as a "hate crime".
By Rich Horton, Monday, 24 March , 2008 @ 8:37 am
Isn’t this exactly the sort of thing they created "hate crime" statutes for?
Oh, thats right…anti-Catholic bigotry is ok. I keep forgetting that.
By sam, Monday, 24 March , 2008 @ 10:27 am
Boy, this incident has changed my mind completely. I am now totally against involvement in Iraq. (end sarcasm).Really, did any of these people stop and think about what they are doing before they acted out? They and the pink ladies seem to be out to convince the American public that opposition to the Iraq war comes mainly from nut cases. Doesn’t seem a very well thought out strategy.
By Sam, Monday, 24 March , 2008 @ 8:01 pm
I got a look at the 6 instigators, and I have to modify my comment above. It is obvious from looking at them why they didn’t think before they pulled that stunt. They are mostly 18 to 20 years old. Anyone familiar with teenagers knows that their baby brain falls out at about age 13 and their adult brain doesn’t finish coming in until the early 20’s. This group obviously has only partly formed adult brains.I still think they need to face the consequences for their actions. They are of legal age after all. But I think I understand the situation better now.
By Quilly Mammoth, Tuesday, 25 March , 2008 @ 4:42 pm
I took a look at the six instigators and knew <i>for certain</i> they never had to worry about winning Most Popular at High School.