UD accompanied Mr UD to church in Cambridge this morning. UD is not Catholic, but she’s intrigued enough by Catholic ritual to want to see churches in action occasionally, and Easter’s the big blowout.
It was odd. As they waited in a line that snaked around St. Paul Church, protesters holding signs that said YOU’RE DOOMED TO HELL shouted at them. Then, inside the church, as the priest sermonized about Adam and Eve, a big piece of masonry suddenly crashed down from the ceiling.
It didn’t hit anybody. The priest made a joke about the building fund and everyone laughed.
April 5th, 2010 at 10:25AM
What flavor of church protesters pickets in Cambridge? There are several different varieties, you know.
April 5th, 2010 at 10:27AM
Ten middle-aged African-American men. Their shouts were racial: “You white people think your white skin will keep you out of hell…”
April 5th, 2010 at 10:49AM
Awesome! That’s a new one on me.
April 5th, 2010 at 7:53PM
That is indeed something different, and in Cambridge no less. Most of the church protests I’ve seen have to do with priestly pedophilia and its aftermath.