While I do laugh at this and it makes me smile a little due to my immense dislike of religion in general... the guy was a redemptorist, a congregation with a vow of poverty and the aim of helping the poor. You can hate them for their missionary work and generally the catholic church is a very valid receiver of criticism and hatred. But these guys in particular hold social justice in high regard.
I'm not saying he's a good guy, I'm saying I'd have liked it more if it happened to someone worse.