THE WORLD
Updated Thursday, February 29, 2024-10:38
A priest from the María Auxiliadora and San Isidro parish in
Algeciras
surprised those attending a mass for the renewal of baptismal promises by
taking out a water gun and throwing holy water at the children
who were preparing to make communion.
The video has gone viral after one of those attending the Eucharist shared the images on Tiktok.
"It was a wink to give it a festive tone. I think of the majority of children who have been baptized as children. Nobody remembers that moment," parish priest
Francisco Cánovas
assured TVE 's
Mañaneros
.
Children
Some attendees explained to
Europa Sur
what the peculiar moment was like.
"When the Eucharist was over, the priest said that the children had been wanting more holy water, and without anyone expecting it, he took out the shotgun and fired the water on the children. It
was a very fun moment for everyone
," the witnesses pointed out.