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 at St. Patrick's Cathedral to Make a Point Between 150-200 Marchers Garner Wide Coverage in the Media Matt Foreman Blasts Church's Attempt to Shift Blame to Gays |
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Foreman continued: "Between 150 and 200 braved the rain. The reaction from passerbys and people leaving and entering the Cathedral was almost universally positive. There were no incidents of any nature and the police were extremely cooperative. "As important, the events received widespread media attention. All six dailies in NYC covered the protest in this morning's editions, and five of them have pictures with our signage accompanying their stories (only the New York Times did not have a photo). We were also covered on at least 5 television news programs yesterday (we are still waiting for the final tally), and it was the lead story on AOL News yesterday and there was an AP wire story. "While - as always - the coverage varied in quality, all of it repeated our focused message about the church not shifting the blame to gay people. None of it came across as directed at Catholic people. "There are many ideas about steps to keep the pressure up. We'll be in touch." Foreman concluded with an appreciation for New York's community support: "This was a wonderful example of the grassroots energy and organizing ability of our community. Thank you!" Media Coverage Foreman had told reporters: "I think this is a very calculated, orchestrated campaign to shift the blame of this public relations and moral disaster onto gay people." The demonstrators chanted:, "We won't be your scapegoat,"; "Cardinal Egan, Don't Blame Gays for Your Sins," and "Stop Abusing Children, Stop Abusing Gays."
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