Female Content Creator Criticized for Spitting in Church Holy Water

Female Content Creator Elicits Criticism for Spitting Into Holy Water Font of Church in Misamis Occidental

A female content creator has drawn heavy criticism online after spitting into the holy water font of a church in Jimenez, Misamis Occidental.

On Sunday (August 4, 2025), a 28-year-old vlogger was filming a video when she allegedly spat into the church’s holy water, which is considered sacred by Catholics. The video quickly spread like wildfire on social media and elicited comments from the online community.

In the video, the woman can be seen placing her mobile phone beside the stationary font locally known as “Benditera”. After a few moments, the vlogger spat into the holy water font as part of her content. The incident at the Parish Church of St. John the Baptist.

The content creator, who has around 115,000 followers and is known for her comedic videos, removed the controversial video from her social media accounts soon after the outrage erupted.

However, many viewers had already seen the video and shared their disappointment and anger.

Church officials, including Archbishop Martin Sarmiento Jumoad, strongly condemned the act, describing it as disrespectful to the Catholic faith. As a result, the church was temporarily closed to the public starting August 5 until further notice.

In another video, the woman can be seen tearfully apologizing to the public and the church. She insisted that it wasn’t her intention to disrespect the holy water and denied deliberately spitting into it.

Despite her apology, the incident has continued to spark distasteful remarks from both the local community and netizens, many of whom are calling for accountability and greater respect for religious places.

As of this writing, the vlogger has not released an official statement beyond her apology.

In a similar incident, a man arrested after disrespecting church in Taal, Batangas

The social media users expressed their reactions to the incident: