Priest filmed riding hoverboard during Mass reprimanded by Philippine Catholic church

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Priest filmed riding hoverboard during Mass reprimanded by Philippine Catholic church
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 04:43 PM EST | Updated: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 04:54 PM EST
MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine Roman Catholic Church officials have reprimanded a priest for riding a hoverboard and singing a song during Christmas Eve Mass.
The Diocese of San Pablo, south of Manila, said the Rev. Albert San Jose apologized for his action, which was caught on video and widely shared on YouTube.
The video shows the priest in a white cassock gliding up and down the church's aisles on the two-wheeled electric scooter while singing a Christmas song. Some members of the surprised congregation applaud as he pivots and moves backward.
The performance came just before the final blessing in the Mass at the church in Binan city in Laguna province.
"That was wrong," the diocese said in a statement late Tuesday, emphasizing that celebrating the Mass is the church's "highest form" of worship and "demands utmost respect and reverence."
"It is not a personal celebration where one can capriciously introduce something to get the attention of the people," it said.
The priest could not immediately be reached for comment.
Philippine church officials have urged priests to live simply and humbly as they minister to the poor in the Asian bastion of Catholicism, especially under the leadership of Pope Francis, who is known for his frugal lifestyle.
In this YouTube video still, Rev. Albert San Jose is seen riding a hoverboard and singing a song during Christmas Eve Mass in the Philippines. (YouTube/Screengrab)

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That's the spirit of Catholicism. Excommunicate that priest because he believes that the earth is round, too.
 

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A corrupt and ungodly Catholic Church. Again, what else is new?

Let's hope the Filipinos rise up in protestation against that idolatrous, criminal church just as the English did 500 years ago and become Protestants.
 

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That's the spirit of Catholicism. Excommunicate that priest because he believes that the earth is round, too.
A reprimand turns into excommunication an you have T'Bone salivating at the thought....

Good on you...you have made his day....giving him another excuse for his usual rant....

Oh forgot.....Blacleaf too
T'Bone must be proud to have him in his corner.....