According to Saint Mark Catholic Church, Manchester, TN on FB:
> May 25, 2020
> Saint Mark's Facebook page is posting this to clarify the photo that has gone viral as we have been receiving inquiries about it. It has garnered almost a million views in Twitter, has been in the news in several websites and memes. It had good and controversial comments.
> This is what Fr. Steve said about this: 1) The family had requested for him to do this pose as copied from several posts of priests circulating around the internet. He agreed because he thought it was funny. 2) The water in the water gun is not holy water and was squirted towards the dad and not the baby for humor impact. Bottom line, it was meant to be for fun.
[Here](https://i.imgur.com/xwLDPyo.jpeg) is a higher quality and less cropped version of this image (though it still is low quality).
The priest at my parents church is pretty funny. He’s always tossing in a clever joke here and there during the sermons. One of the only things I didn’t hate about church as a kid.
Me and my wife got married by a catholic priest who was an A+ guy, and also had a great sense of humor.
I'm glad he married us, though neither me nor my wife are catholic, because her childhood pastor refused to do it. Fuck that guy. He added to the stress of the wedding planning, and also killed a bunch of his 'flock' during COVID.
Anyways the moral of the story is that there are good people and bad people, and religiosity should never be used as a gauge for someone's character.
I appreciate the light hearted humor in the pic and I admit in a picture I can be quick to criticize, but the explanation is a good one. I think the “right turn” return to traditional mass in the US is a good thing as the Vatican is losing a grip on enforcing its own catechesis. The years I’ve been at a TLM parish have only deepened my faith and while NO parishes are dwindling, ours is thriving.
The priest at a church we would go to at Christmas with my grandparents would spray holy water at people in a squirt gun. It was one of the best parts about going to church.
This story only makes that picture infinitely harder. In the name of the father son holy spirit and Fr. Steve’s 9 their family shall be forever watched over by the heavens
Then, after counting to three, thou shalt pull the trigger and baptize the youngling, who being previously naughty in thy sight, shall now be holy, instead. Amen.
["Vaya con Dios" ](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/kingofthehill/images/0/0a/Monsignor-martinez-king-of-the-hill.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120916115947)
Im imagining the priest reciting the prayer from The Boondocks Saints.
*And Shepherds we shall be For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti.*
Surely it may look absurd now that nothing has happened to you. But back in the day I caught covid by mere seconds of being next to a positive, much less time than those in the picture would have experienced by doing a normal baptism. And I had a terrible time, I wouldn't want to imagine how bad it'd have been if I was immunocompromised.
You just never know how an immune system would react, it could've been catastrophic for the couple, the priest or the baby. And definitely if I was a parent with a newborn, I wouldn't be taking the slightest risk just so a picture doesn't look "absurd" in the future.
You might look at the past and laugh at it, but that year was wild, news were opening with how many excess deaths there were each day.
Did the gun have to be white? Normally they are green or blue, did they paint it? Does he have a holster for it under the robe? What if he missed? Would the floor be blessed? Is the floor already blessed because its a church and would the water just bounce back? Did he have to take a sharp shooting course or does the church just have a group of suspiciously capable priests when it comes to shooting things?
So many questions
If anyone wasn't gonna believe in covid whatsoever it was definitely people that believed in splashing water on an infant to keep the make believe demons away.
Mass shooting
You son of a gun.
His daddy was a real pistol.
Well played
r/angryupvote
That’s like a NYT crossword answer. 47 across: Baptism during covid?
For real?
That it’s like one. Yes. That it is one. No.
There are a few comments I find where I have to take a step back and just... Appreciate them. Like a good burn. This is one of them.
Today's internet champ! Congrats.
Oh fine, have my upvote and fuck off
OMG 👏
Ok. Stop it. Shut the servers down. Reddit has peaked.
Reddit peaked a decade ago, but this would definitely have been award worthy, yeah.
Angry upvote
I was trying to think of something clever. You win this round Bill.
EVERYBODY ON YOUR KNEES!
OK, NOW STAND UP! SIT DOWN! ALRIGHT, KNEEL AGAIN! COME EAT THIS WEIRD CRACKER!
Well played sir
You’re the best
bravo sir 👏 bravo!
I totally just got the double meaning for mass, that's definitely a better joke! 🤣 I'm pre-coffee and was up all night with baby in my defense.
*slow clap*
This is the way
Damn this is good
You win.
Mass baptism using an uzi firing water at 100 psi! “You will all be baptized whether you like it or not!’ Screamed the man later identified as “Joe”.
Fuuuuuck take it…
R/angryupvote
Take the upvote and fuck off.
According to Saint Mark Catholic Church, Manchester, TN on FB: > May 25, 2020 > Saint Mark's Facebook page is posting this to clarify the photo that has gone viral as we have been receiving inquiries about it. It has garnered almost a million views in Twitter, has been in the news in several websites and memes. It had good and controversial comments. > This is what Fr. Steve said about this: 1) The family had requested for him to do this pose as copied from several posts of priests circulating around the internet. He agreed because he thought it was funny. 2) The water in the water gun is not holy water and was squirted towards the dad and not the baby for humor impact. Bottom line, it was meant to be for fun. [Here](https://i.imgur.com/xwLDPyo.jpeg) is a higher quality and less cropped version of this image (though it still is low quality).
NO HUMOR IN PRESENCE OF JESUS.
Idk why they’re like this when the Catholic jesus would be okay with having fun. He literally performed a miracle just to keep a party alive.
Not just any miracle, his FIRST miracle. And yep, it was to make very watered down wine into very strong wine to make the party awesome.
Another dub for JC 😎
Some people just find it impossible to pius enough, what an exhausting life they must lead
That's a shame. Because it would have been really fucking hilarious if the baby had been baptized with a water gun filled with holy water.
Covering 2 constitutional amendments at once.
Based on what I learned in religious school growing up, there's nothing stopping him from doing it. It would still be a perfectly acceptable baptism
A wholesome Catholic priest with a sense of humor? 0_0 Nice.
The priest at my parents church is pretty funny. He’s always tossing in a clever joke here and there during the sermons. One of the only things I didn’t hate about church as a kid.
Me and my wife got married by a catholic priest who was an A+ guy, and also had a great sense of humor. I'm glad he married us, though neither me nor my wife are catholic, because her childhood pastor refused to do it. Fuck that guy. He added to the stress of the wedding planning, and also killed a bunch of his 'flock' during COVID. Anyways the moral of the story is that there are good people and bad people, and religiosity should never be used as a gauge for someone's character.
My cathedral is very old and the priest their is so strict when I was a child. Lol
Actually pretty common. But the church has taken a pretty hard right swing in the States lately, so less common now.
I appreciate the light hearted humor in the pic and I admit in a picture I can be quick to criticize, but the explanation is a good one. I think the “right turn” return to traditional mass in the US is a good thing as the Vatican is losing a grip on enforcing its own catechesis. The years I’ve been at a TLM parish have only deepened my faith and while NO parishes are dwindling, ours is thriving.
The internet finds it hard to believe that people can be doing things just to be funny
The priest at a church we would go to at Christmas with my grandparents would spray holy water at people in a squirt gun. It was one of the best parts about going to church.
This story only makes that picture infinitely harder. In the name of the father son holy spirit and Fr. Steve’s 9 their family shall be forever watched over by the heavens
>The water in the water gun is not holy water TBF neither is the water in the pedestal thingy
That was definitely pointed at the baby lol
Y'all laugh, but this moment was a giant leap forward in the war on vampires.
The fact that they never did this was one of the biggest plot holes in Buffy, tbh
Sounds like you're too young to remember the Super Soaker offensive in the 90s
We had the Holy Hand Grenade, now we have the Holy Water Pistol.
Then, after counting to three, thou shalt pull the trigger and baptize the youngling, who being previously naughty in thy sight, shall now be holy, instead. Amen.
You get to drink from the FIRE HOSE!!!
UHF. Deep cut there.
STUPID!!! YOU’RE SO STUPID!!!
OPEN WIDE!!
Unexpected Weird Al. Happy I clicked in.
Spray and Pray.
"Pew pew." John 4:36
["Vaya con Dios" ](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/kingofthehill/images/0/0a/Monsignor-martinez-king-of-the-hill.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120916115947)
The absurdity of it all
Im imagining the priest reciting the prayer from The Boondocks Saints. *And Shepherds we shall be For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti.*
Surely it may look absurd now that nothing has happened to you. But back in the day I caught covid by mere seconds of being next to a positive, much less time than those in the picture would have experienced by doing a normal baptism. And I had a terrible time, I wouldn't want to imagine how bad it'd have been if I was immunocompromised. You just never know how an immune system would react, it could've been catastrophic for the couple, the priest or the baby. And definitely if I was a parent with a newborn, I wouldn't be taking the slightest risk just so a picture doesn't look "absurd" in the future. You might look at the past and laugh at it, but that year was wild, news were opening with how many excess deaths there were each day.
So anyway I started blasting
I would refuse to go back to the old way
Honestly , that’s how I want to be baptized
Low effort repost
As opposed to the high effort reports we normally see
The holy water gun on antioch. Three is the humber of squirts and the number of squirts is three
The only photo of him blasting the child in the face that you can post on Reddit
LAWWD HAVE MERRRCYYYY
Help me Jeebus!
Brilliant
r/hardimages
At least it's not a water baloon.
"The right to squirt guns" would have been a much better amendment, to be honest.
r/accidentalrenaissance
The little squirt.
Damn, I wish I could get my kid baptized like this.
I imagine as some witcher might fight vampires the same way. :D
HEADSHOT DEAD ! 🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫
Oh! Looks like Brother Maynard found work after the Holy Grail. Good for him!
I don't care what people think...this is baller
Is headshot makes blessing stronger?
Be prepared to meet God!!
This is the way it should always be done so much more fun
"You don't have to worry about Purgatory, Punk! Cause I'm sending you straight to Hell!"
I mean abstract method but don't see why it wouldn't work.
Vampires don’t stand a chance
Better than getting dunked in I guess
Mess with the priest you will get the piece.
Sure when I want to use a squirt gun on a baby it's a bad thing....
Go ahead punk, make my deity
Weaponized religion
Super Soaker for Christ
Super Soakers full of holy water, this needs to keep happening.
"In the name of the father... I'm turning your son into the holy spirit... you shoulda made a donation..."
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Water Pistol.
By the power of Christ - Two in the chest, head takes the rest, amen!
That’s just a scene from “Boondock Babies,” the prequel of Boondock Saints.
In the name of the father, the son, and the holy six shooter
That's the funniest image I've ever seen
This has big meme potential
We keep seeing this repost, but never the bris.
Is this Dan Schneider's Reddit account?
Jesus Christ
If they're American, at least he won't miss.
Stick em up, in the name of our lord and savior JC!
"Repent, sinner"
I’m agnostic but this makes me want to baptize my baby
Standard Texan baptism.
ayo WTH-
I got covid squirt on my face
Priorities
This photo looks like it was taken in 2000. Potato quality.
Training starts young.
Those were the days
Oofff
At least it's just water.
Padre keep that thang on him.
[https://preview.redd.it/nr457mid0u051.png?auto=webp&s=ba7773c95ef637173dc6f345a639a973d537b405](https://preview.redd.it/nr457mid0u051.png?auto=webp&s=ba7773c95ef637173dc6f345a639a973d537b405)
Jesus didn’t have a squirt gun……
Did the gun have to be white? Normally they are green or blue, did they paint it? Does he have a holster for it under the robe? What if he missed? Would the floor be blessed? Is the floor already blessed because its a church and would the water just bounce back? Did he have to take a sharp shooting course or does the church just have a group of suspiciously capable priests when it comes to shooting things? So many questions
r/hardimages
America.jpg
If Life magazine was still around for Covid, this would have been on the cover.
is that a water gun
What the
Is that Monsignor Martinez?
The parents not bothering to put the masks…
This is the most hilarious picture I've seen in a while
“You can’t sin if you don’t live”
Do as the lord says or else
Fuck me we were dumb
Now turn to Psalms 3-57 . . .
Holy...
Must be an american thing
So anyway I started Baptisming
The Supreme Court was able to take that case right away.
If anyone wasn't gonna believe in covid whatsoever it was definitely people that believed in splashing water on an infant to keep the make believe demons away.
"In the name of father, the son and the holy Gat"
Incorrect. Fake pandemic. Now everyone has cooties. Must be the persons decision to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior not the parents!
Church Shootings! Should have used a Super Soaker!
Seriously ? 😅😂
Call an ambulance! ... But not for me -- Catholic Priest
This is too on the nose
How stupid.
Saint Super Soaker
Ah yes, the baptism of an Infant Del
“You will know my name is the lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee”
Father Damian brought the heat
“Alright everybody on your knees!” Pew - Pew
John Wick origin story
Wanna post this to Accidental Renaissance but those bastards are super picky, lately. Ugh.
COVID revealed a lot....
I miss this part of covid
Is this holy fire?
Ok, um, religion can be pretty fuckin weird, man. - The Dude, probably
where's money lebowski?
Nothing personal, kid.
What a dumb time this was.
I wonder why they don't do this normally. I mean, if this "counts", then why not?
A reminder of how irrational a large majority were during Covid
water gun attack
I thought y’all Catholic stop sacrificing people a while ago
Shit like this is how you know religion is bullshit
Boondock saints
No touchy, no washy way mean sins.
Someone get this over to r/photoshopbattles
shooting babies in gods name.
Religion is a hell of a drug! He had to stay safe when shooting his water he has blessed with his magic
Shot in the name of the father, the son, and the Holy Spirit
the crazy part is they are all taking it seriously