Hegseth Holds Protestant-Only Religious Service at Pentagon

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: MEDIAite

Apr 3rd, 2026, 5:51 pm


According to a Friday report from HuffPost, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon held a Protestant-only Good Friday service at its in-house chapel, with no Catholic Mass scheduled for one of Christianity’s holiest days. The setup, which excludes a Catholic service for the first time, drew frustration from at least one Pentagon employee after an internal email made the arrangement explicit.

“Just a friendly reminder: There will be a Protestant Service (No Catholic Mass) for Good Friday today at the Pentagon Chapel,” read a Friday email sent by Air Force leadership, according to a copy shared with HuffPost’s Jennifer Bendery. “I guess so the Catholics know their kind ain’t welcome,” one employee said anonymously to HuffPost in response to the message. “It’s so ridiculous.”

A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed the chapel would host no separate Catholic service.“The Protestant service is the only service scheduled in the Pentagon chapel today,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

The Pentagon Memorial Chapel serves as a worship and reflection space for employees of all faiths and regularly hosts religious services. The decision not to hold a Catholic observance on Good Friday stands out given the makeup of the U.S. military, where roughly a quarter of service members identify as Catholic.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/hegseth-holds-protestant-only-religious-service-at-pentagon/

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Hope the 5 RW SCOTUS Catholics (1 former) are happy. And of all days.

[Lovie777]

1. RW Catholics must be angry....................

[wnylib]

2. Shady Vance, for example.

[Raven123]

6. It's their return on worshipping the orange god

[Deuxcents]

3. Guess I don't have to ask if Passover Seder was observed on Wednesday for our Jewish service members

[montanacowboy]

4. OMG

that is in response to the Pope's shitting all over dear leader

[Raven123]

5. Waiting to hear from the likes of Bishop Barren and Cardinal Dolan

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Why do I get the feeling Hegseth is going to be drowning in lawsuits when the world

returns to its proper axis?

[jls4561]

9. If he doesn't drown in a whiskey barrel first.

Or a butt of malmsey.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

8. Hegseth's pastor openly wants to ban Catholic processions and public worship.

That being said, Catholics don't celebrate Mass on Good Friday. It's not allowed.

[rustbeltvoice]

10. Good Friday is the only day when there is no Mass.

From the end of Holy Thursday's Mass to Paschal Vigil Mass (Saturday night) there is no Mass, or it is said that the Thursday Mass does not end until the Easter Vigil Mass.

There can be a few different services on Friday, including the "Mass" of the pre-sanctified Hosts, but no actual Mass. But yeah, the crazy Protestants like Hegseth hates Catholics, moreso than atheists. And of course, this also is pettiness towards Pope Leo, and an insult to Catholics; but hey, that is part of the programme.

I see someone mentioned the present vice-president. His "Catholicism" is very suspect, and if it is a choice about being a repuke or a Christian, it will always be as a repuke rebuking Catholic Christianity.

[IronLionZion]

11. With Mideast in conflict, Pope Leo criticizes those who invoke God for war

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/03/pope-leo-god-war-trump-peace/

Sounds like a snub towards Catholic service members on Good Friday because of the Pope.

The last Pope met JD and decided to go straight to God to deal with this unspeakable evil plaguing the world.

[TygrBright]

12. That'll teach that "Pope" guy to say mean things about Petey Kegsbreath! n/t

[twodogsbarking]

13. Fuck him and the keg he rode in on.

[wolfie001]

14. The fucker should've required white hoods

POS