I just saw a priest smoking...

**AeonBlaire** · February 17th, 2008 08:02 PM

Waaa nagulat ako nung nakita ko siya, dko alam kung nagugutom lang ako, or baka hallucination, or baka naman may nang-ge-genjutsu sa akin. Is this ETHICALLY allowed?

**Memphis Raines** · February 17th, 2008 08:30 PM

No big deal.

The first priest that I saw smoking was a dominican one who held our regular friday mass at our school in Novaliches back in 1985. He was taking a puff behind our auditorium right before every mass.

Although they do preach that our bodies should be kept clean inside and out because it is where the Holy Spirit resides, they are afterall, only human.

"Do as I say but not as I do"

**niky** · February 17th, 2008 08:40 PM

There are actually no commandments saying "Thou shalt not drink" or "Thou shalt not smoke."

Of course, there are also no commandments saying "Thou shalt not take a hit of jutes", but I haven't seen a priest do this...

**pitbullz** · February 17th, 2008 08:47 PM

magulat ka pag may makita kang paring may tsiks! o kaya hawak nya sa kamay sakristan nya hehehe

**GerardTagayty** · February 17th, 2008 08:49 PM

^^ ahahaha! cant help but snicker.. lol well one time sa gym this priest was working out after puting down the weights he sweared nagulat ako adn looked at him ngumiti lang sha. he didnt mean it like just to say it parang naging tension release lang. hehehe! like they said tao lagn naman din sila. but than kung nagiging habit nila or naging vice na well thats a different story na.

**empy** · February 17th, 2008 11:12 PM

didn't realize that smoking was considered a sin these days....

**cutedoc** · February 17th, 2008 11:31 PM

meron akong nakakasabay na priest sa gym, at first i didnt know he was a priest till they call him father, and no he doesnt swear (i do especially in badminton games when i miss hitting the birdie)

i dont think smoking is prohibited BUT, i feel that they shouldnt smoke in public as they are good morale figures and smoking in public will only create an ethical disturbance to the people.

**kinyo** · February 17th, 2008 11:47 PM

eh di ba panay inum sila tuwing misa?

taas pa nga magtagay noh!

**_Cathy_** · February 18th, 2008 12:02 AM

Originally Posted by empy

didn't realize that smoking was considered a sin these days....

Exactly. Somehow smoking evokes such negative connotation to most people. Probably 'coz it's a vise. I have no problems with priests that smoke. Yung iba ngang older priests tobacco pipe pa e. hehe.

What I find appalling are parents who smoke with their babies around.