Churchgoers heading to Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Monday were greeted with jeers from boisterous pro-choice protesters who decried their defense of laws outlawing abortion in America.
A group of reproductive rights supporters expressed their wrath at the Catholic Church for what they say is their efforts to drive anti-abortion rhetoric through the word of God.
According to NYC for Abortion Rights – an organization committed to protecting the right to choose – several members of Basilica of Old St. Pat’s were attending the service, conservative religious parishioners who themselves protest a Lower-Manhattan Planned Parenthood on the first Saturday of each month.
This service kicked off “40 Days for Life,” an anti-abortion campaign which the Archdiocese of New York describes as “a peaceful initiative consisting of 40 days of prayer and fasting, peaceful vigil at abortion facilities, and educational outreach with the goal of protecting mothers and their children from abortion.”