This is no way for a priest to behave, least of all at a funeral
Diocese of Salford in the North of England
This is the moment video captures a priest shaking holy water from the back of a motorbike driven by a masked youth at the funeral for Saul Cookson in Salford Video footage captured Father Frankie Mulgrew, son of comedian Jimmy Cricket, shaking holy water from an aspergillum, as the machine follows a line of cars. The clip was filmed at St Mary's Cemetery in Wardley, on Tuesday at the funeral of Saul Cookson, from Salford. He died, aged 15, after his e-bike was in collision with an ambulance on Langworthy Road on June 8th. He was being followed by police before the crash. Father Mulgrew had earlier conducted the funeral service at at St James and All Souls RC Church, Salford Precinct, Pendleton. The Manchester Evening News understands that during the service Father Mulgrew urged the congregation to do an act of kindness and compassion for someone by next week in memory of Saul, telling them that if they did the world would already be a better place in his memory.
Fr Frankie was a professional comedian before being ordained a Catholic priest in 2013. He compiled the books 'Does God LOL?' and 'Miracles R Us'
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