The actions of a few brave godly men can change everything.
A Catholic Church in Louisiana was hosting a First Holy Communion ceremony that involved multiple families (and around 60 kids) when a 16-year-old with a rifle showed up.
Churchgoers thwarted a teenager armed with a rifle from entering a Louisiana church full of children Saturday in a service that was being livestreamed, authorities said.
Police were called to St. Mary Magdalen Church in Abbeville, 20 miles south of Lafayette, at 10:35 a.m. when the 16-year-old suspect tried to get in via the back door.
He was trying to enter the back door and parishioners barred the entrance, apprehended the boy, and called the police.
Thank God no one was hurt before the churchgoers got the gun away from this madman.
A recording of the livestream, broadcast by multiple local news stations, showed a man approach the Rev. Nicholas DuPré after 48 minutes to whisper something. DuPré then stops the service and asks churchgoers to join him in prayer, as people audibly panic and some begin to scream.
Police officers can then be seen walking through the church, as boys run across the altar and the clergy take shelter. Someone is heard to say over a loudspeaker: 'Guys, just get ahold of your children, go slowly. We did apprehend a young man, he is in custody.'
The live stream doesn't capture the shooter, but does capture the action at the front of the church.
The police showed up and arrested the teen. He's been taken to a local hospital for psychiatric evaluation and the FBI is involved as well. He's been charged with terrorizing the church and possessing a firearm as a minor.
The communion event continued despite the disruption. 'The joy that these kids experienced today upon receiving their First Communion is beyond words. Congratulations!' the church said on Facebook ...
The church now plans to have uniformed law enforcement officers outside its Masses from now on, 'out of an abundance of caution,' but urged anyone seeking a first Holy Communion to do so at the next available Mass.
It's a frightening new world in 2024. Uniformed police and armed security at churches is the new norm.
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