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New York elected officials and LGBTQ advocates have raised concerns about his Central Park field hospital barring medical workers who refuse to affirm an anti-gay statement of faith.

A spokesperson for St. John the Divine told Gothamist that the cathedral "did not quite understand how strict their tenets were" when they agreed to partner with Samaritan's Purse.

Reverend Billy was arrested and charged with criminal trespass, disorderly conduct, obstructing government administration, and resisting arrest, police said.

While de Blasio said he was troubled to learn of the group's anti-gay beliefs, the mayor has been assured the group will act in a manner “truly consistent with the values and the laws of New York City."

Volunteers are required to agree to a statement of faith in which marriage is defined as "exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female" and the unrighteous are sentenced to "everlasting punishment in hell."