Priest suspended for riding hoverboad during Mass

Friday, February 12th, 2016

A Catholic diocese in the Philippines has suspended a member of its clergy for welcoming parishioners to the final blessing of the Christmas Eve mass on a hoverboard.

The priest, at the diocese of San Pablo in Laguna, was filmed riding the self-balancing scooter up and down the aisles, to the applause and evident delight of some of the congregation. Read more

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