Bishop breaks through hospital clergy ban and anoints local pro-life leader

Sid Marcus, a local pro life leader for many years in Maryland, and his wife Susanna were involved while operating a motorcycle in an accident with a drunk driver around Memorial Day and both ended up in the hospital with numerous injuries. Sid has gone through a number of surgeries himself and is still hospitalized while wife Susanna has been released to physical therapy.

The hospital where Sid has been treated has been denying clergy entry unless and until danger of death for reasons of COVID precautions but, despite the ban, Bishop Coffey, an active prolife witness himself, of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, was able to gain entry yesterday and to anoint Sid in the hospital.

The Marcuses are parishioners at Saint Francis de Sales in Benedict, Maryland, and attend the Sunday traditional Latin Mass there weekly.

Bishop Coffey

Susanna and Sid Marcus