{"id":238628,"date":"2021-01-23T09:11:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T15:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=238628"},"modified":"2021-01-23T13:27:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T19:27:28","slug":"abortion-activists-disrupt-pro-life-mass-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-activists-disrupt-pro-life-mass-ohio\/","title":{"rendered":"Abortion activists removed by police while disrupting Respect Life Mass in Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>St. Joseph Cathedral in Columbus, Ohio, was hosting a Respect Life Mass on Friday when a group of eight abortion activists barged in to the sanctuary, shouting and holding pro-abortion posters. They eventually had to be forcibly removed from the church by police, who were called by parishioners.<\/p>\n<p>The Mass was being livestreamed on YouTube, and protesters could be heard shouting pro-abortion slogans, such as, \u201cTwo, four, six, eight, this church teaches hate!&#8221; Their posters called for taxpayer-funded abortion. At least two people were wearing rainbow-striped abortion facility escort vests. Bishop Edward Malesic from the Diocese of Cleveland was there as a concelebrant for the Mass, which took place on the 48th anniversary of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WATCH<\/a>: Video posted of protesters entering St Joseph\u2019s Catholic Cathedral in Columbus, OH.<\/p>\n<p>Pro-Abortion group disrupted Religious worship, pushing through to the sanctuary and shouting profanities.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/abortion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#abortion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/prolife?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#prolife<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CatholicTwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CatholicTwitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YAWejQxzAj\">pic.twitter.com\/YAWejQxzAj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bree A Dail (@breeadail) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/breeadail\/status\/1352902964369883136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I am deeply thankful to the Columbus Police, assisted by Diocesan staff, for the quick response without injury to anyone present,&#8221; Bishop Robert Brennan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.10tv.com\/article\/news\/local\/pro-life-mass-at-downtown-columbus-church-disrupted-by-protesters\/530-8d27e0ea-592b-428d-8a4f-d55570892ca7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a statement<\/a> to 10TV. &#8220;I want to express my great admiration and thanks to all those attending the Mass whose respectful and prayerful response reflects the joy, hope, and mercy that marks our pro-life witness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-activists-flood-online-graduation-pornography\/\">Abortion activists flood online pro-life graduation ceremony with pornography<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I2mvpVtgr08\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before the Mass began, Jerry Freewalt, director of the diocesan office for Social Concerns, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/news\/2021\/01\/22\/columbus-pro-life-mass-interrupted-by-pro-choice-protesters\/6672626002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">discussed<\/a> why pro-life events like these are so important. &#8220;We are called to respect life and love our neighbor. \u2026 They&#8217;re all made in the image of God,\u201d Freewalt said. \u201cIt\u2019s important because, especially in this day and age where there\u2019s a lot of turmoil in our society and in some circles disrespect for each other, this type of Mass we hope will empower Catholics and all people of goodwill to take up that mantle of seeing Christ in each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The invasion into the sacred space was rattling for the people present, many of whom were families with children, according to Bishop Brennan. Once police forced the protesters outside, they made rude and obscene gestures towards the officers and parish staff.<\/p>\n<p>This radical move comes on the heels of an announcement from Joe Biden, promising to <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/48th-roe-biden-codify-pro-abortion-judges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">codify <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/a>. He also vowed to only appoint pro-abortion judges, and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/president-elect-biden-roe-too-far-further\/\">force Americans to fund abortions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a> for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Joseph Cathedral in Columbus, Ohio, was hosting a Respect Life Mass on Friday when a group of eight abortion activists barged in to the sanctuary, shouting and holding pro-abortion posters. They eventually had to be forcibly removed from the church by police, who were called by parishioners. 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