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The Tale of The Funeral, Black Mourners, and The Racist White Priest
Hint: It doesn’t end well
The story begins at a funeral service for a beloved family member, in the church where she was baptized. The late Agnes Hicks was about to be honored by her loved ones at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Charlotte Hall, Maryland, and things were going as planned, until the White priest by the name of Rev. Michael Briese literally lost his fucking mind.
Saying the final goodbye to someone you’ve loved all your life is a process that we all have to endure — and whether it’s an abrupt departure or an expected loss after a terminal illness — the pain engulfs you with a force that is sometimes too primal to put into words.
So, imagine the grief-stricken state of the mourners who were hoping to give Agnes Hicks the sendoff she deserved being callously derailed by the sting of racism that evidently dwells supremely in the house of God.
Shit hit the fan after one of the mourners mistakenly knocked over what is described as “the church’s sacred chalice.”
The racist priest lost his shit over the demise of a replaceable item and proceeded to kick the group of mourners out of the church.
