Sabrina Carpenter talks about music video in church: ‘Jesus was a carpenter’

Sabrina Carpenter it was reason for a church in New York to need to be blessed again. The singer recorded the video for “Feather” at Our Lady of Mt Carmel-Annunciation Church, in Brooklyn, wearing a short black tulle dress in a setting with items associated with Catholicism, which did not please the religious.

Recently, the priest who authorized the filming, Jamie J. Gigantiello, He was dismissed from his position, although he clarified that his intention was to “strengthen ties between young artists” and the Catholic community.

The singer explained in an interview with Variety: “We got early approval.” She even made a pun saying that “Jesus was a carpenter” — the last name Carpenter can be translated into Portuguese as “carpenter”.

The diocese stated that Gigantiello did not follow the correct policy regarding recordings on Catholic Church properties, which includes reviewing scenes, and declared herself “shocked” by the images taken by Carpenter in the parish.

After the release of the video clip, the diocese summoned the bishop Robert J. Brennan to carry out a reparation mission with the aim of “restoring the sanctity of the church and repairing the damage”. A few days later, Gigantiello was dismissed from his position as administrative supervisor.

Through Facebook, the priest asked his parishioners for forgiveness. He said that the team Carpenter requested the recording of the clip in September. To the The New York Times, Gigantiello He also said that the final edition had not been presented to him and that the last few weeks had been difficult for him, the parish and the diocese. “I am deeply sorry for the incident that occurred and for any distress my actions may have caused,” he said.