After a quick glance at the words “RIP bitch” on a coffin and a brightly shining neon crucifix, a pink Cadillac hearse pulls up in front of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

It is controlled by American pop star Sabrina Carpenter, who then spins around the church in front of the altar singing her hit song. Resilience.

The priest who approved the recordings, Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, has been removed from office following an investigation into the video – which was released last year and shows Carpenter in a short black dress and a black veil.

The investigation uncovered other cases of mismanagement, church officials said, including unauthorized financial transfers to a former assistant