GOING OVERBOARD WITH THE HOVERBOARD

The decision to sanction the “hoverboarding” priest with a suspension is an overkill in my own estimate.

This whole ruckus erupted when a video of Fr. Albert San Jose serenading the mass attendees with a Christmas song, while standing on a hoverboard before the final blessing of a Christmas eve mass was posted on social media, which has gone viral after.

A certain Flow Cartagena posted the said material on Facebook and has received 13.89 million views as of late.

This has caught the attention and consequently the ire of the Diocese of San Pablo to which the priest belongs to. The Diocese authorities condemned his act, by describing it as disrespectful to the mass proceedings.

Personally, I view it as the priest’s way of ending the mass with some spectacle to delight the churchgoers (it’s Christmas after all). Perhaps he simply wanted to add some entertainment value to the mass, to make the occasion or the Christmas eve mass more special in his own little way.

Unfortunately, his Diocese saw it otherwise that has led to his unceremonious suspension.

What I am questioning through this blog post of mine is the sanction they bestowed upon the priest.

It was an overkill as I have mentioned early on, as if the priest committed something inhumane. He didn’t harm anybody, did he? Did his “hoverboarding” antic offend the people inside the church? I don’t think so. Did it compromise the sanctity of the entire mass proceedings? I don’t think so since he “hoverboarded” at the latter part.

The Diocese could have just issued a warning or a letter of reprimand to the priest in my opinion. Unfortunately, the clergy went overboard with their decision over the hoverboard.

To conclude, I don't see anything wrong with the priest's antic. I am certain that he did not mean to desecrate the mass he officiated. He did not make stunts using the very popular hoverboard. He simply used it to get himself near the people, in a convenient and at the same time entertaining way.