Roger Ebert's funeral will be protested by members of the Westboro Baptist Church.

The Ebert funeral protest was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, who wrote that members of the Westboro Baptist Church criticized the late movie critic and writer as a 'f-g enabler,' noting that his tweets "mock[ed] the faithful servants of God."

The Westboro Baptist Church is known for its extreme views, including being strongly against gay rights.

The Church's news release stated, "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! It's too late for the fool Roger Ebert! WBC will continue to bind those who still live in Doomed America to God's eternal laws & Word, so you, like Roger, are without excuse!"

Roger Ebert, an outspoken advocate for social justice for all citizens, died on April 4 at age 70. He had fought thyroid cancer since 2002. A year after he was diagnosed, his salivary glands were removed to prevent the spread of cancerous growths, leaving Ebert unable to speak.

However, in lieu of speech, Ebert became a prolific social media user and blogger, expanding his writing from movie reviews to topics about life in general.

Westboro Baptist Church said in the statement that Ebert used his Twitter account to mock them. 

Newser reported that Ebert called the group "odious" in a past tweet, and at one point linked a Salon story featuring an excerpt from "Does Jesus Really Love Me?: A Gay Christian's Pilgrimage in Search of God in America." In the linked excerpt from the novel, the author discussed a day spent at Westboro.

Ebert's funeral is taking place today, on April 8, at the Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.

Ebert isn't the first public figure that the Westboro members have protested; they also protested at the funerals of Steve Jobs, Michael Jackson and Matthew Shepard.

Thankfully, Westboro Church members didn't show up to protest Ebert's funeral, despite their threats.

Chicago Sun-Times tweeted that reporter Stefano Esposito saw no members of the controversial church at Ebert's funeral, "Despite their threats, @slesposito says there's no signs of the Westboro Baptist Church Protest."

Roger Ebert is survived by his wife, Chaz Ebert. A tribute to Ebert is scheduled for Thursday at Chicago Theatre.