According to the presiding priest, the Rev. Jose Nunes, the LGBTQ+ group was wary of possible trouble and had tipped off the police, who were keeping watch and led the protesters away after the Mass incident, Nunes told Portuguese radio station TSF.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/world-news/2023/08/pope-visits-a-once-troubled-lisbon-neighborhood-and-says-true-charity-must-get-your-hands-dirty/