INDIANAPOLIS — Christ Church Cathedral on Monument held a special service on Sunday, a lament for people to process feelings of anger, sorrow, grief, and fear following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
The Episcopal church opposes laws that would limit people's ability to make their own healthcare decisions.
"I absolutely think it's important for people to know that the Episcopal Church stands with them," Reverend Canon Kristin Uffelman White, Canon to the Ordinary for Congregational Development and Leadership for the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis said.
White led the service.
A Gallup poll that was taken after the opinion was leaked last month showed that 55% of Americans consider themselves to be "pro-choice." For many birthers in that group, the overturn of Roe v. Wade protections has left them with a sense of loss.
"I don't think that people realize that more than half the population of the United States has been disenfranchised. I'm angry," Christ Church member Mollie Williams said.
"I'm anxious, I'm upset, I'm disappointed," Betty Whaley, another church member said.
White hopes the service will help congregants find solace.
"This is where I come in times like this. And I'm glad they are having this special service to provide us all with a space to land together," Williams said.
"We are together. Different colors, different things, because we are in this country," congregant Bethy Puerto said.
"We share the same pain and the same worries," Whaley said.
However people choose to process their pain, many say it's imperative to do it together.
"I feel like I want to connect with people who are also distressed about the recent Supreme Court ruling. I want to connect, and start the process of organizing," Todd Relue, senior warden and of the Trinity Episcopal Church said.
-
Indianapolis Opera pays homage to its past with ‘The Barber of Seville’
The Indianapolis Opera will present Rossini's “The Barber of Seville” later this month. It is the most performed opera in the company's history.
Caitlin Clark swaps three-pointers for par threes at LPGA event
Basketball fans are used to seeing Caitlin Clark produce out of this world feats on an almost nightly basis, but Wednesday served as an important reminder that the phenom is human after all.
Fortville woman charged with cheating on gambling game
A Fortville woman is accused of cheating on a gambling game at the Harrah’s Hoosier Park casino in Anderson.
Perfect season has turned Indiana into the toast of college football
Even the start of basketball season at one of the sport’s true blueblood programs cannot diminish the excitement of college football’s biggest surprise and best story.
