Priest who dances the flamenco draws crowds to parish in Spain

Priest who dances the flamenco draws crowds to parish in Spain July 27, 2014

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I thought I’d seen everything. But no.

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It’s a lot more fun than going to Confession.

A Roman Catholic priest in southern Spain has parishioners banging down his church doors, all so they can praise God and dance the flamenco.

Jose Planas Moreno, or Father Pepe, as he is known, brings flocks of congregants to the Nuestra Senora del Carmen church in Campanilla by clicking his heels and strutting his stuff.

The 66-year-old and female worshippers twirl down the aisles doing the sevillanas, a traditional dance very similar to flamenco, Britain’s The Telegraph reported.

While other Roman Catholic churches deal with dwindling numbers of the faithful, Father Pepe’s pews are filled to overflowing.

Read more. And see the priest in action below.


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