The street pastor accused police of trying
to intimidate the worshippers
Carlos Garcia
A video captured the moment a Canadian pastor drove away health officials and police trying to enforce the mask mandate at his church during a Passover service.
The incident unfolded Saturday
at a church in Calgary in Alberta, Canada, pastored by Artur Pawlowski.
The video shows several police
officers assisting a public health official inside the church as Pawlowski
yells at them to get out of his church.
"Immediately get out of
this property! I don't want to hear anything!" yells Pawlowski.
"Until you get a warrant!
OUT!" he continued screaming. "Immediately go out and don't come
back! I don't want to talk to you, not one word!"
Pawlowski forces the officials
out and chases them away while decrying what he saw as intimidation.
"Do not come back you
Nazi psychopaths! Unbelievable sick evil people! Intimidating people in a
church during the Passover!" he says on the video. "You Gestapo Nazi
communist fascists!"
The video quickly went viral on Twitter with millions of views.
Calgary Police released
a statement on Sunday explaining their part in the
action against the church and Pawlowski.
"The concern was that the
people in attendance were not adhering to the government's COVID-19 public
health orders, which are in place to ensure everyone's safety," said the
police in part.
"The organizer of the
gathering was uncooperative with the health inspector, and repeatedly raised
his voice asking all parties to leave the premises, which they did
approximately one minute after entry and in a peaceful manner," they
added.
"We understand the
pandemic has caused great disruption to all Calgarians in their professional
and personal lives. We do not wish to disrupt anyone's holidays or religious or
spiritual events, however we must support our partner agencies when called upon
to help ensure everyone can safely celebrate these occasions," the
statement concluded.
The police indicated that no
tickets were issued at the time but that "subsequent enforcement
activity" is being considered.
Pawlowski has been a vocal opponent of mask mandates and pandemic
lockdowns.
Here's the video of the
altercation:
Carlos Garcia, The Blaze,
4-4-2021
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