Later, after the service had finished without incident, Enryaku-ji temple's legal department issued a statement to reporters, saying that "we want to refuse services for gangs in the future."
後日、無事に法要が終わったのち、この法要式典について、延暦寺法務部は報道陣に対し「次からは暴力団の法要は拒否したい」とのコメントを述べた。