It’s difficult to take this kind of event seriously in light of the new Bill Maher film Religulous, however, we know surfing is a religion so why shouldn’t a bunch of priests wear robes down to the beach in Huntington and hold a ceremony in surf dude speak?
The occasion was the Blessing of the Waves, a spiritual — but at the same time decidedly lighthearted — event organized by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. . . . One of the event’s organizers, Father Christian Mondor, helped kick off the proceedings by thanking God (or “The Big Kahuna,” as he also addressed him) for righteous waves and a killer ride for all the surfer babes and dudes assembled before him.
It’s always kind of sad when religion panders for popularity, isn’t it?
[Link: Associated Press]
