STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Westboro Baptist church says it plans to picket the funeral of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, according to a report on PennLive.com.

"Joe Paterno is dead. WBC will picket his funeral," Margie Phelps, daughter of Westboro's founder, Pastor Fred Phelps said on Twitter. "He's in hell. Don't partake of your neighbor's sin!"

The Topeka, Kan. based organization is known for its strong anti-gay stance.

Public viewings for Paterno will be held today and Wednesday.

A private service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The family funeral procession will begin at 3 p.m. The burial will be private.

Paterno was fired Nov. 9 after he was criticized over his handling of child sex-abuse allegations leveled against former assistant Jerry Sandusky in 2002. Pennsylvania's state police commissioner said that in not going to the police, Paterno may have met his legal duty but not his moral one.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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