A Mexican priest has a novel way of engaging the younger members
of his church by spraying them with holy water from a water gun.
Father Humberto Alvarez also wears comic book robes adorned with
images of superheroes, including Batman, Superman and Spider-Man.
He says he chose those
characters because they inhabit traits that he wishes to pass on to his
congregation, particularly their “struggle and effort to overcome fear and find
peace and forgiveness”, reports Metro.
He hopes that his methods will bring a smile to the face of the
children of his church in Saltillo, Mexico, as the community has been hit by
drug-related violence and crime in recent years.
Alvarez, who has been a priest for 14 years, wears normal robes
for adult mass and does not use his water gun.
In 2011, Father Juan Ramon Hernandez used a water gun to
spray holy water during a sermon about gun violence at his church in
Acatlan, Mexico.
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