The Chicago Park Commission initially denied COG's request for a permit to hold a ritual in Grant Park. After Curott challenged Chicago Archbishop Joseph Cardinal Bernadin on live television to support the Wiccans’ right to circle in the park, the Park Commission reversed its decision and Curott led an interfaith rite honoring Mother Earth at Grant Park.
The Chicago Park Commission initially rejected COG's petition for a permit to conduct a ceremony in Grant Park. Nevertheless, after Curott publicly questioned the Chicago Archbishop Joseph Cardinal Bernadin on live television about the Wiccans' right to hold a circle in the park, the Park Commission reversed its decision and Curott led an interfaith ceremony honoring Mother Earth at Grant Park.