Police say despite supporting the right of individuals to free speech, they have no choice but to block the group Community Action for Rainbow Rights from protesting outside St Mary's Cathedral.
abc.net.au/news/nsw-police-apply-to-court-to-stop-pell-funeral-lgbtqi-protest/101913638NSW Police will attempt to block a protest by the LGBTQI group Community Action for Rainbow Rights, planned for the Sydney funeral of Cardinal George Pell.Police said there were safety concerns that could not be "adequately mitigated"The NSW Police commissioner will apply to the NSW Supreme Court to prohibit the protest, saying in a statement that safety concerns for the community must come first.
Cardinal Pell will lie in state at St Mary's Cathedral on Wednesday before his funeral mass on Thursday. A separate silent "special ribbon event" in the St Mary's Cathedral forecourt representing victim-survivors of child sexual abuse has also been organised for Wednesday.
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