St. Patrick’s Cathedral holds horrifying LGTBQ funeral for ‘trans’ activist and atheist

It’s one of the iconic cathedrals in the United States. The beautify St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York represents the beauty and majesty of the Real Presence of the King contained in the tabernacle. Sadly, the holiness of this place was disgraced during a funeral for a transgender activist.

I want to make something clear before I proceed. I believe everyone deserves a respectful burial and funeral. I do not, however, believe the sacredness of such a place like St. Patrick’s Cathedral should ever be violated or permitted. It is not the approval of performing the funeral itself that disgraced the Lord. It is what happened during the service and the lies that followed the blasphemy.

The day after Valentine’s Day, February 15, LGBTQ activists attended a funeral for transgender activists and actress Cecilia Gentili. Leaders at St. Patrick’s allowed the funeral services for Gentili, although she was a professed atheist and prominent LGTBQ activist. According to the New York Times, “over 1,000 mourners, several hundred of whom were transgender, arrived in daring outfits – glittery miniskirts and halter tops, fishnet stockings, sumptuous fur stoles and at least one boa sewed what appeared to be $100 bills.

Mass cards and a picture near the altar showed a haloed Ms. Gentili surrounded by the Spanish words for “transvestite,” “whore”, “blessed”, and “mother” above the text of Psalm 25.” Interestingly the words of Psalm 25 begin by proclaiming, “In you, Lord my God, I put my trust. I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.” (Psalm 25: 1-3) 

According to the New York Times, “Ceyenne Doroshow, who organized the funeral, said friends of Ms. Gentili – who died on Feb 6 at 52 – had wanted the service to be at St. Patrick’s because ‘it is an icon, just like her.’” Doroshow claimed that she had not revealed to church leaders about Gentili’s activism and work for the LGBTQ community or her life as a sex worker. Her claim that she did not reveal to church leaders regarding the truth of Gentili is no excuse for church leaders who allowed the service. The church says the funeral service was not a Mass, but they conveniently ignored her work as a sex worker, LGBTQ activist, and her atheism during the service. Despite the service not being a Mass, it was held in the house of the Lord Jesus and contained an attendee interrupting the priest to sing “Ave Maria”, but changing the words to “Ave Cecilia”, dancing through the aisles while disgracing the Blessed Mother, and twirling red scarves around her as if to show a form of Protestant worship to Gentili.

During the service, protestors outside the cathedral held a rally against the Church’s teachings regarding LGBTQ. The disgraceful actions of the funeral against the sacredness of the Lord was praised by LGBTQ activist, and controversial figure within the Church, Fr. James Martin. Jesuit speaker and author, Martin has been supported and elevated in the Church by Pope Francis regarding his work with the LGBTQ community. According to the New York Times, “to celebrate the funeral Mass of a transgender woman at St. Patrick’s is a powerful reminder, during Lent, that LGBTQ people are as much a part of the church as anyone else. I wonder if it would have happened a generation ago,” Martin said.