A Catholic priest has tendered a public apology for knocking the head of an altar server while officiating a wedding ceremony.
NaijaOnPoint.com.ng (NOP) recalls that a video shared online showed the moment the priest officiating a wedding ceremony knocked the altar boy, assisting him for not holding the microphone close enough to the groom’s mouth well.
The video sparked outrage on social media and the priest have since apologized.
In a recent video, the yet to be identified priest apologized to the altar server and his family. He also described his action as “a mistake”.
He said, “This your boy was handling mic and he did not hold the microphone well towards the mouth of the person that will confess their vow. So accidentally or mistakenly, I knocked his head.
“Eventually someone took the picture and posted it on the internet. They said I should come and apologise to your family and to him, that I am sorry for what happened.
“It was not a deliberate act. It was just something I did unconsciously because of the people who were doing the wedding. That was what precipitated the action. I am very sorry.”