A Catholic priest in San Pablo, a town in the Philippines, has been reprimanded after he was videotaped delivering Christmas Eve mass while riding a hoverboard. Father Albert San Jose, who was shown expertly sailing up and down the church aisle onboard his scooter, has since apologize for his actions, according to an NPR report.
"That was wrong," the town's Diocese said in an official statement posted on its Facebook account. "It is the Church's highest form of worship. Consequently, it is not a personal celebration where one can capriciously introduce something to get the attention of the people." It also appears that he was suspended after the same statement cited that "he was out of the parish" in order to reflect on his antics.
There is currently no church rule covering futuristic devices such as the hoverboard. No religious law has so far declared that "thou shall not hoverboard," however, one can turn to the Bible to understand how the San Pablo Diocese arrived at their decision. There is, for instance, the case of Ecclesiastes, where passages stress the need for the righteous to take the relationship with God seriously, noted The Verge.
Other could argue that the best way to worship God is to be happy in the process. Christmas is a celebration and God wants his people to be filled with joy in his presence, according to Bible.org.
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