The International Lockdown of the past two years has led to many violations of civil rights, particularly among religious people.
In Ireland, anti Catholic politicians surrounded outdoor Rosary Rallies and set Gardai on people, Gardai also visited priests and issued warnings if a single person above the allowed amount attended a funeral and there was also the siege of Fr. PJ Hughes as he attempted to say Mass. The most shocking of all was the invasion of a church in Athlone last year, with the shocking images of Drew Harris’s men invading the sanctuary.
As much of the Western World winds down from the lockdown restrictions, one country is finding it hard to let go.
Australia has been home to some of the most horrific overreach of state authority, as exemplified by their recent show trial of Novak Djokovic.
Now, police in Western Australia have stormed Mass at St. Bernadette’s, Glendalough.
One parishioner shocked at the behaviour by the police commented:
“I mean I’ve never seen anything like this and I don’t think many people have, certainly not in this country.”
In images from the aggressive storming, police can be seen checking the vaccination and mask compliance of parishioners.
The parish later wrote on Facebook:
“You are not permitted to enter the Church unless you are wearing a mask,” he wrote in a social media post.
“If you have an exemption letter from your doctor, then please make certain that you carry this on you at all times.
“Heavy fines on the parish priest, our parish and individuals will be incurred if you are caught without wearing your mask. Please co-operate with this request so as to avoid any complications’’.
Australia has long been a hotbed of anti Catholicism. Even recently, authorities failed in efforts to frame Cardinal George Pell for abuse in a show trial that was eventually overturned when competent judges actually did their jobs and assessed evidence properly.
With much controversy rightfully questioning China’s human rights record ahead of the Winter Olympics, we have to ask ourselves are we becoming any better? The West is becoming as hostile to the faith and to civil rights as China is.
A Men’s Rosary Rally outside St. Mary’s Cathedral will now be offered in reparation for the Australian nation’s attack on the Mass.