NSW Police to block LGBTQ+ protesters from George Pell's funeral service

Sydney-based campaign group Community Action for Rainbow Rights had planned to march outside of St Mary's Cathedral in the city's CBD on Thursday but police will attempt to block any"The NSW Police Force has received a Form 1 for a protest planned for Thursday 2 February in Sydney CBD, however, despite attempted negotiations with organisers, safety concerns associated with their proposed assembly cannot be adequately mitigated without amendments to the proposal," a police...

"We need everybody to come out and protest on Thursday," a statement on Community Action for Rainbow Rights' social media read.NSW Police said its "priority" was to ensure the safety of the public. " recognise and support the rights of individuals and groups to exercise their rights of free speech and peaceful assembly, however, the first priority is always the safety of the wider community," the spokesperson said.

Pell was jailed over child sexual abuse allegations, but always maintained his innocence and his convictions were later overturned.

They shouldn't be allowed to protest outside during this scumbags funeral. Give them a front row seat!

Let the man RIP

An idle mind is the devils workshop, hold a true then!

A jury found him guilty, his cycle of mates in the high court let him off. Still protected after death. Hope your answering for your sins PELL in front of the 👿.

As much as I think LGBevery number and alphabet protesting or promotion is stupid, Under several laws they have every right to protest peacefully. You can not lawfully stop them.

Watch..vegans will turn up and protest

That's crap. There should be multiple protests. Sexual abuse survivors, the LGBTQIA+ community, and their allies, etc. The bloke was a disgraceful human.

And what about the victims. What about them getting retribution for what happened to them? But the police were block protesters. That’s really good of them. Fine so much for the victims.

Christians like him have also tried to radicalise us to pray to a God who is not in our image but is actually foreign Western in appearance!

9NewsQueensland Since he's dead we should all just be nice and pretend Pell wasn't a foul pervert responsible for the molestation of kiddies. What a legacy he has.

Could the rainbow fascists stoop any lower protesting a funeral?

Yea, be decent n prove your point by giving em at least one day ey

9NewsGoldCoast Good Victims of CSA are the ones who should be protesting

I agree good

9NewsGoldCoast No Pell fan, but good...

9NewsQueensland I hope so

Good!!!

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