Catholic anti-abortion activist, Joseph Landry, on trial for “trespass” at St. Jude's Cathedral

[didymus]

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Catholic anti-abortion activist, Joseph Landry, on trial for “trespass” at St. Jude’s Cathedral

WASHINGTON, DC (JUNE 17, 2008) - Catholic anti-abortion activist, Joseph Landry, on trial for “trespass” at St. Jude’s Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Florida, under the authority of Bishop Robert N. Lynch.

On Wednesday, June 18, at 8:30 a.m., Joseph Landry will stand trial at 14250 49th St N, Clearwater, FL 33762 (County of Pinellas: Criminal Justice Center) for “criminal trespassing” for handing out pro-life flyers in the parking lot of St. Jude’s Cathedral during mass.

The flyer is a political parity entitled, “Real Solutions for the Negro Problem.” The tract argues that a Christian cannot vote for a racist under any condition, even if the voter agrees with the candidate on all other issues; i.e., racism is an automatic disqualifier for a candidate seeking political office.

The flyer then uses this logic and ethical foundation to show that likewise, a Christian may not in good conscience vote for a candidate who supports the killing of unborn children by abortion; support of child killing is an automatic disqualifier for a candidate seeking political office.
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[Holly3278]

Praying for the Lord’s will to be done.

 

[Dale_M]

A bit more regarding the pamphlet handed out by Landry and others:

The flier, which Randall Terry said was satirical, features a fictitious candidate named Smith who espouses owning blacks. Halfway through the six-page flier the reader learns that aspect of it is a joke and that its intended claim is that as a Christian can’t support a candidate who supports slavery, a Christian can’t support anyone who supports abortion.

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I suspect that a lot of folks didn’t realize the first half was intended as satire and took offense after reading a page or two. Not surprisingly, these persons would complain and do so strongly.

According to a police report, an officer was summoned to the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle during the 6 p.m. Mass. People were putting pamphlets on cars, and some refused to leave, the report states. The officer noted that one person in the group was holding a video camera.

Steve Pokorny, a spokesman for the group, said there were five group members at St. Jude and that Terry’s wife, Andrea, and Landry continued putting the pamphlets on the cars after being asked to stop.

It sounds as if Landry and his group were looking for a confrontation.

 

[Neil_Anthony]

I really think that if you want to give out pamphlets at church, you should ask the pastor for permission.

It’s pretty obvious why he didn’t ask the priest for permission: the pamphlets were not well thought out and appear racist. I understand the point of the pamphlet, that they are satire, and meant to compare abortion to slavery. But it wasn’t done well, and they are offensive to people, and the priest wouldn’t have allowed it.

He won’t get a very serious punishment for this charge. I don’t see why we need to come to his aid. He did something stupid and will get a small punishment for it. Next time maybe he’ll show more respect for the pastor of the parish he is at.

 

[mdgspencer]

It would have been wiser to put them onto cars of mass goers parked in the street, since that is public property.