In July 2013 , The Satanic Temple held a " Pink Mass " over the grave of Catherine Johnston , the mother of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps . The mass was held after the Westboro Baptist Church announced their intention to picket the funerals of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing . Queerty.com suggested they had based the idea of the mass on similar activities held by factions of the Latter Day Saint movement , where they would perform proxy baptisms . The Pink Mass was officiated by Greaves and consisted of two gay men kissing over Johnston 's grave while Greaves placed his genitals on the tombstone and chanted an incantation intended to change the deceased 's sexual orientation . A misdemeanor charge was issued against Greaves and he was told that if he returned to Lauderdale County , Mississippi ( where Johnston 's grave is located ) , he would be arrested . Shortly before Phelps 's death on March 19 , 2014 , The Satanic Temple expressed interest in holding a similar ceremony for the church founder
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