Priest Attacked During Mass, on Video, Homeless Man Arrested for Assault

Here is one thing Jesus wouldn’t do … a person attacked a priest in the course of a prayer, working out from a pew to deal with the reverend … and it is all on video.

The unholy incident went down Tuesday night time throughout a service on the Cathedral of Our Girl of Lourdes in Spokane, WA … and photographs exhibits the second a priest was tackled to the bottom.

Ya gotta see the video … Rev. David Gaines is kneeling in prayer with different monks when a person rises from his pew and runs in the direction of the altar … scaling a couple of steps and clumsily wrestling Gaines to the bottom.

Chaos ensues as parishioners and different monks pull the attacker away … and when the mud settles, cops arrest the man they consider is answerable for the assault.

In accordance with new authorized docs, obtained by TMZ, cops say the attacker here’s a 40-year-old homeless man named Joshua Summer time … and he is been charged with fourth-degree assault.

A Spokane Police spokesperson tells TMZ … along with the assault cost, Sommer was additionally booked on excellent warrants. No motive was established. The priest has stated he was not injured.

Unclear what provoked the assault … however Rev. Darrin Connall told KHQ in Spokane the person was quietly sitting in his pew for about 45 minutes earlier than occurring the offensive.