Westboro Baptist Church Protestors
The controversial Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., wasted no time Sunday in reacting to the tragic death of Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid's son, Garrett Reid, and the even more tragic shootings at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin. Wikipedia

The anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church -- which coined the phrase, "God hates fags" -- plans on protesting the legendary film critic Roger Ebert’s memorial service today in Chicago, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

In a press release by the Kansas-based church, which is headed by infamous pastor Fred Phelps, the late Sun-Times journalist was a “fag enabler.”

The release states: “American entertainment industry publicity leech Roger Ebert took to Twitterverse to mock the faithful servants of God at Westboro Baptist Church. … Now the famed critic is in a new jurisdiction, where he can see the blessings poured out on God’s humble servants in heaven, from his seat of eternal torment & sorrow in Hell!”

The Hollywood Reporter points out that Ebert tweeted on March 25 a link to a Salon post that excerpts pieces from author Jeff Chu’s “Does Jesus Really Love Me?: A Gay Christian’s Pilgrimage in Search of God in America.”

Ebert, 70, who passed away last Thursday after his long-enduring bout with cancer, commented “Just another day at Westboro Baptist” and another one, saying “One more day at the Westboro Baptist church” along with his tweets.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning critic’s funeral will be held at the Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, where the church will picket “in lawful proximity.”

Other funerals that Westboro Baptist has protested include: Whitney Houston, Steve Jobs and slain gay teen Matthew Shepard.

To read the full press release, click here.