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Pregnant mother escorted from Texas Catholic church for not wearing mask and issued trespass warning from police

March 30, 2021 03:50 PM

 

Hairston said during a recent podcast that she was escorted from Holy Trinity Catholic Church earlier this month after receiving Holy Communion while holding her young child.

 

“Am I getting arrested?” Hairston asked officers in a cellphone video that was shown during the podcast.

 

“No, not right now. But if you don’t listen, you will be,” the officer replied, adding that she was “trespassing on a business.”

 

Harriston claimed that her parish priest was the one who alerted police.

 

The Diocese of Dallas responded to the incident on Monday, saying Hairston wasn’t arrested or ticketed, but given a warning about trespassing.

 

“The young woman involved in this incident that occurred two weeks ago was not arrested or ticketed. She was issued a trespass warning. The pastor of the parish has required masks at Mass out of concern for the health and welfare of his entire congregation,” the statement reads.

 

“Canon law grants pastors jurisdiction over their parishes, and while the bishop has not mandated masks for every parish, he has left these specific details to the pastors of the diocese, adding that he expects the faithful to wear masks out of charity and concern for others. We recognize that not everyone can wear masks, but that those who can, should,” it added.

 

Harriston said that the incident occurred after Gov. Greg Abbott ended Texas's statewide mask mandate earlier this month.

 

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/texas-masks-mother-pregnant-escorted-mass