The other day, a firefighter was killed in the line of duty when a floor collapsed beneath him and he fell into a burning building.
Yesterday was his funeral and the usual tributes were given to the firefighter, Captain Michael Goodwin, that was, until the pastor officiating the funeral said this:
From Firehouse.com:
Goodwin's outspoken nature was invoked by the Rev. Marjorie Neal, St. Michael's pastor, when she called on Mayor Nutter during her funeral remarks to "do whatever is necessary to provide a contract for our firefighters."
The reference to the city's long-running contractual battle with the firefighters union led the hundreds of firefighters inside and outside the church to erupt in applause.
Nutter said in an emailed statement later in the day: "I have nothing to say about a comment that was so inappropriate at the funeral of our hero, Capt. Michael Goodwin. We love him and we respect him and we will badly miss him." http://www.firehouse.com/news/10919355/scores-give-philly-captain-final-salute-pastor-calls-for-contract
What a shame that some stupid pastor who apparently had an axe to grind, decided to get political at a firefighter's funeral. Shameful, even if you agreed with her.
Geez, and she's a blonde also, who would have thought.
No comments:
Post a Comment