Priest Suspended for Riding Hoverboard Up Aisles During Christmas Mass

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I was under the impression that incident occurred after the completion of the mass as he sang an old song “Until We Meet Again” perhaps just before the final blessing.
 
If it was just before the final blessing, it was not after the Mass.
 
Mary_Estelle said:
I was under the impression that incident occurred after the completion of the mass as he sang an old song “Until We Meet Again” perhaps just before the final blessing.
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It was.
According to Aciprensa , a catholic source in Spanish ,his Diocese has separated the priest from his parrish for some time in otder to reflect upon what happened.
The priest is sorry and wishes to apologize and says it won t happen again.
The Diocese explained the importance and reverence a Mass is due ,source and summit of Christian life and that it is not a personal celebration where one can whimsically introduce a change to call people’ s attention.
A summary of the article…
 
Neofight said:
Ok. It was wrong. But, let’s forgive him and pray for him (something not offered by posters yet). Has me wondering, How’s that Year of Mercy working out for us?
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As long as you put it that way, I would have given him a 10. About the smoothest hoverboard performance ever.

I’m kidding.
 
I am very glad the diocese did this. I hope the dioceses here in America will start to do the same.
 
He must be one of the few people who can ride on of those contraptions without falling off. I did think it was a bit inappropriate, but maybe his church is generally more informal in tone.

I’m sure he meant no disrespect.
 
Isca said:
He must be one of the few people who can ride on of those contraptions without falling off. I did think it was a bit inappropriate, but maybe his church is generally more informal in tone.

I’m sure he meant no disrespect.
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Those were my thoughts too.

I wish him and his parrish a happy 2016 Year of Mercy and to you all !🙂
 
Isca said:
He must be one of the few people who can ride on of those contraptions without falling off. I did think it was a bit inappropriate, but maybe his church is generally more informal in tone.

I’m sure he meant no disrespect.
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He definitely showed he had mastered the hoverboard. he made it look easy. however, I also think it was inappropriate during Mass.
I will pray he has time to reflect on this and then will return to his parish and continue shepherding his flock.
 
Isca said:
He must be one of the few people who can ride on of those contraptions without falling off. I did think it was a bit inappropriate, but maybe his church is generally more informal in tone.

I’m sure he meant no disrespect.
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That the parish maybe is generally more informal was my thought exactly too. A parish I last attended when I was still attending Mass was more informal. Chairs instead of pews. No kneelers. Attire ranged from the rare suits and dresses to shorts and flip flops and inbetween. And it didn’t seem to be a big deal. On Mothers Day one yr I recall the priest called the little children to the altar before he had exited to take a flower to give to their mothers. I still recall the last Christmas Eve Mass I attended, the person distributing the Eucharist said “Merry Christmas!” Before saying the “Body of Christ”. Caught me off guard and I wished I had replied “Merry Christmas” to her as well. And a baby was crawling in the aisle during the Mass. And no one seemed to be bothered. The babe crawled right by me as I was sitting on the aisle. And it actually brought a smile to my face. A sign of a babe on Christmas Eve!
 
Actually this story is an example of how things should be. A priest screwed up he was well meaning but inappropriate. He was corrected by the diocese and he apologized and said he would use it as a learning experience. This is what more people should notice. A bishop acting as a bishop and a priest showing humbleness and remorse. Good for all involved. Yet we still have people that defend him like nothing was wrong with it even though he himself said it was wrong and we have others that want to get the pitchforks out even though it has been dealt with incredibly well.
 
The right way to glide down the aisle, with a low carbon footprint

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LongingSoul said:
I just can’t help feeling that that wasn’t right either.
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I just can’t help feeling that you’re imposing your modern, Western values on centuries of tradition. I agree that certain external signs of reverence are better suited to a time and place than others, but where do we draw the line in terms of what is or isn’t “right”? The Church draws that line…and the Church embraced this custom for a very long time. It would probably do more harm than good in modern Western society, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t right.
 
twf said:
I just can’t help feeling that you’re imposing your modern, Western values on centuries of tradition. I agree that certain external signs of reverence are better suited to a time and place than others, but where do we draw the line in terms of what is or isn’t “right”? The Church draws that line…and the Church embraced this custom for a very long time. It would probably do more harm than good in modern Western society, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t right.
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I tend to agree. you really can’t compare the two. entirely different.
 
twf said:
I just can’t help feeling that you’re imposing your modern, Western values on centuries of tradition. I agree that certain external signs of reverence are better suited to a time and place than others, but where do we draw the line in terms of what is or isn’t “right”? The Church draws that line…and the Church embraced this custom for a very long time. It would probably do more harm than good in modern Western society, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t right.
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The picture was Rome in the 1950’s, so hardly are “modern, Western values” being “imposed.” That kind of ostentatious display, no matter how “traditional,” should have ended long before. Those ostrich-feather fans are an emblem of imperial authority that I believe go back to the Byzantine Empire, if not Constantine himself. Try saying “shoes of the fisherman” while looking at that picture. I’m glad to be living in the era of a Pope who rides in a Ford Fiesta. Symbols count.
 
twf said:
I just can’t help feeling that you’re imposing your modern, Western values on centuries of tradition. I agree that certain external signs of reverence are better suited to a time and place than others, but where do we draw the line in terms of what is or isn’t “right”? The Church draws that line…and the Church embraced this custom for a very long time. It would probably do more harm than good in modern Western society, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t right.
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No it honestly isn’t my ‘modern, Western values’ because I still don’t like modern Western ostentation any more than 50’s ostentation. It has just never inspired the Christlike virtues for me.
 
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