Police seek court order to stop LGBTQ+ protesters marching outside George Pell’s funeral

Campaign group says police stance is baffling and they are not planning to disrupt the requiem mass being held at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney

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Police are seeking a court order to prevent LGBTQ+ protesters from marching on the street outside of St Mary's Cathedral on the day of George Pell's funeral.

Community Action for Rainbow Rights, a Sydney-based campaign group, had planned to protest through Sydney to St Mary's on Thursday, the day of Pell's requiem mass, to denounce his strident and long-held opposition to same-sex marriage and LGBTQ+ rights.