Published 14:25 IST, October 31st 2020

London: Cathedral hosts 'thanksgiving ceremony' after beloved cat passes away

A gothic Southwark cathedral in London recently hosted a memorial for a cat that had resided there for over a decade and passed away recently

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A gothic cadral in London recently hosted a thanksgiving ceremony for a stray cat that h resided re for over a dece. Southwark Cadral, located in vicinity of London Bridge, took to Twitter to invite people to a ceremony held in memory of loving cat named “Doorkins Magnificat”. feline h, over years, acquired celebrity status featuring in children’s book, meeting Queen Elizabeth and even h its own social media account.

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brown and golden coloured cat h initially ventured inside cadral in search of food in 2008. Since n, she h become a permanent fixture on Church’s ground. After enjoying a remarkable lifestyle, she passed away last month at home of cadral’s caretaker, who she h lived with in her final year. On October 29, Doorkins was laid to rest in a special service hosted by Dean of Southwark Cadral, Andrew Nunn. Her memorial service was also streaming live on social media.

Speaking to CNN, Nunn reckoned that Doorkins was “ermously popular” and h a massive Twitter following in dition to being focus of a lot of people’s visits to cadral. Defending decision to hold thanksgiving ceremony amid pandemic, he said that response to her death was "ermous" and church knew that y h to do something.

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But t everyone approved of service. Several pastors and bishops criticised  Nunn for hosting event despite devastation caused by ongoing coronavirus pandemic in United Kingdom. Taking to Twitter, Philip rth, Bishop of Burnley wrote, “Is this a joke? I do hope so. If t it’s grossly insensitive to bereaved families and those ministering to m in NW under regional coronavirus restrictions.”

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'A lovely service' 

However, despite flak, Nunn said that he h " regrets" for hosting ceremony ding that  church couldn’t just igre feline’s demise. ''It was heartwarming as well as emotional,” he said. His decision was backed by netizens, who took to ir respective accounts to shared ir memories with Doorkins on social media and thanked Nunn for “touching” thanksgiving service.

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14:25 IST, October 31st 2020