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Even though Fr. Mark Hodges never entered the Capitol building, an LGBT activist and former priest denounced him to his bishop.
LIMA, Ohio, January 25, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — The priest who was suspended after attending the controversial “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C., earlier this month believes that news outlets covering his story are overlooking the crucial role that LGBT activists played in triggering his ordeal.
Fr. Mark Hodges, an Orthodox priest living in Ohio (who is also a former LifeSiteNews writer) said that when he has communicated with media outlets reporting on his story, he has been careful to point out that “LGBT targeting” is “the origin of this controversy.”
None of the more than three dozen local, national, and international reports mention that significant detail. “They sidestep it completely,” noted Hodges.
The Orthodox priest said that he attended the January 6 event not as a Donald Trump fan but as a supporter of election integrity.
“The rally was advertised as an entirely peaceful protest for election transparency,” said Hodges. “To me and to nearly everyone I talked to at the rally, it wasn’t about Trump versus Biden, or Left versus Right, but about free and fair elections.”
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Priest suspended for attending Jan. 6 DC rally is target of LGBT attacks
LIMA, Ohio, January 25, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — The priest who was suspended after attending the controversial “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C., earlier this month believes that news outlets covering his story are overlooking the crucial role that LGBT activists played in triggering his ordeal.
Fr. Mark Hodges, an Orthodox priest living in Ohio (who is also a former LifeSiteNews writer) said that when he has communicated with media outlets reporting on his story, he has been careful to point out that “LGBT targeting” is “the origin of this controversy.”
None of the more than three dozen local, national, and international reports mention that significant detail. “They sidestep it completely,” noted Hodges.
The Orthodox priest said that he attended the January 6 event not as a Donald Trump fan but as a supporter of election integrity.
“The rally was advertised as an entirely peaceful protest for election transparency,” said Hodges. “To me and to nearly everyone I talked to at the rally, it wasn’t about Trump versus Biden, or Left versus Right, but about free and fair elections.”
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Priest suspended for attending Jan. 6 DC rally is target of LGBT attacks
