The Filipino priest who was caught on video gliding around church on a hoverboard during a Christmas Eve mass was not suspended by authorities as reported by foreign media like BBC and USA Today.
Rather, Fr Alberto San Jose says it was he who asked for time off from parish duties, reports Inquirer.net. “San Jose thanked Bishop Famadico for giving him pastoral guidance on the issue. The priest said that the bishop had not suspended him and that it was he who had asked for some time off from parish duties.”
Fr San Jose was castigated by the Diocese of San Pablo in a statement posted on Facebook who said what the priest did was “wrong” since the Eucharist “is not a personal celebration where one can capriciously introduce something to get the attention of the people.”
According to the statement, Fr San Jose “will spend some time to reflect on this past event”. And maybe learn a few tricks on his hoverboard?
