HuffPost's Attempt to Create a Good Friday Outrage Cycle About Pete Hegseth Is Bad Even for Them

On occasions that aren't really very rare, the TDS media's attempts to create yet another outrage cycle about the Trump administration -- in this case Secretary of War Pete Hegseth -- make them look like complete idiots. 

Such is the case with today's Good Friday attempt to make Hegseth look bad: 

NEW: The Pentagon today invited more than 3,500 employees to attend a Good Friday service at its in-house chapel.

Except it’s only for Protestants, not Catholics. https://t.co/kit55jmmJ1

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) April 3, 2026

“Just a friendly reminder: There will be a Protestant Service (No Catholic Mass) for Good Friday today at the Pentagon Chapel,” reads a Friday email that went out to employees across the Pentagon.

A peeved employee passed it along.

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) April 3, 2026

A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed it is not hosting another, separate Good Friday service for Catholic employees.

“The Protestant service is the only service scheduled in the Pentagon chapel today,” they said in a statement.

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) April 3, 2026

“I guess so the Catholics know their kind ain’t welcome,” said the Defense Department employee who shared the email.

“It’s so ridiculous.”

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) April 3, 2026

You'd think a self-described "journalist" might ask a few basic questions first, but why bother when you've got another Trump/Hegseth outrage cycle to feed!

Catholics do not do Mass on Good Friday.

It would be offensive to them to try to hold one.

Just incredible how hard the left is trying to cause divisions that don't actually exist. https://t.co/UWiLaeHamh

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) April 3, 2026

Catholics don’t have mass on Good Friday.

— Chris Loesch 𝕏 (@ChrisLoesch) April 3, 2026

Even worse (not that it's surprising for the HuffPost) that fact is mentioned NOWHERE in the story. 

FYI: Catholics do not have Mass on Good Friday. It's a service, as there is no transubstantiation. Where communion is offered, it's with previously consecrated hosts. This sounds like a misunderstanding of terms by the sources or the reporters. https://t.co/vvpWtEzEUC

— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) April 3, 2026

Big on the whole religious thing are you, Jennifer?

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) April 3, 2026

Sure doesn't seem like it. 

Journalists: Often wrong, never in doubt.

— Tom Sauer (@thomasbsauer) April 3, 2026

Bingo!

What's more likely?

That Pete Hegseth forbid any Catholic services today because he hates Catholics, despite there being Masses every Monday-Friday under his tenure...

...Or that there's a more benign explanation for there not being one today?

Be honest.

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) April 3, 2026

Catholics do not have mass on Good Friday. They have an observance in the evening.
Good Friday services are Protestant, so this isn't out of the ordinary. Stop being misleading.

— Natalie Sterling (@gaptoothdummy) April 3, 2026

Narrator: But the HuffPost will not stop being misleading. 

If the "journalists" at Huffpost only had access to Google...

— Flyer (@bama_flyer) April 3, 2026

Doing a basic Google search seems to be a skill that's not taught in some "journalism" schools. Or maybe some of them just choose not to do one because they don't want to ruin the narrative they're going for. 

No one said this.

At all.

Youre pathetic. pic.twitter.com/yjOhOzceHu

— CarolinaConservative3 (@1776Carolina3) April 3, 2026

I’m Catholic and I don’t care. I’m sure Catholics (or anyone) are welcome to attend the Protestant service if they so choose to go to this one instead of the many services offered throughout DC.

There’s also not a Catholic Mass anywhere today.

Blessed Good Friday!

— Rebecca Downs ✝️🙏🏻💕✡️ (@RebeccaRoseGold) April 3, 2026

Yes, blessed Good Friday!

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