A man was arrested in the middle of Mass after a priest told him he should not be in the Church and the subject rebuked him in a threatening manner.
The incident occurred on October 24 at a morning mass at St. Frances Cabrini in Lakewood, Washington, USA. According to local media reports, the man was ordered not to move to the parish due to a history of assault. Apparently a few weeks ago he threatened and abused church and parish school employees.
The priest pointed out to the man that he could not be in the church and was very angry.
The district police lieutenant reported that “the church began to have problems with the father of a child who studied there. He acted irrationally and created disturbances.” For this reason, they imposed a transfer ban that prevented him from visiting or attending Mass at the church.
In a letter to the faithful, the priest explained that “The events leading up to this unfortunate incident began last month. His behavior got worse and he became more unpredictable. "
He also explained that the subject engaged in “abusive and threatening behavior, not only directed at me but also at parish and school staff. Under such circumstances, the parish and school have no choice but to obtain a 'No Trespassing' order from the Lakewood Police Department against . He chose to ignore this command when he appeared yesterday at Mass. "