Detroit priest sprays holy water from squirt gun to maintain social distancing
A Roman Catholic priest in the Detroit area has taken aim at his parishioners in a bid to maintain social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, using a squirt gun to shoot holy water.
Photos posted on social media by the St Ambrose Church show the Reverend Timothy Pelc shooting water into a car window as it stopped by the steps of the church.
He wore a mask, face shield and rubber gloves as further precautions against spreading the coronavirus.
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Pelc told BuzzFeed News that he was a little concerned about how the Vatican might react when the photos of him squirting holy water began circulating widely on the internet.
But, he said, “I haven’t heard anything yet.”
The idea was to find a way to continue a tradition of blessing Easter baskets despite the pandemic. One photo shows Pelc standing behind a car with its hatchback door up, shooting water at a basket of flowers.
He said he has a “pretty wacky mind and pretty accepting congregation”
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