No, it doesn’t make sense.
I was attending Mass in a neighbouring church, about 20 years ago. A little girl of about 9 took the host, and without consuming but keeping it in her hand, walked away, down the side aisle towards the side door. The priest has the presence of mind to put the chalice down and race after her to retrieve it, before she got out the door.
There was some witchcraft in the area and I think an adult had put her up to it.
In the OP the “priest” was completely blaze about it. I mean it is obvious from the man’s headcovering that he has little to no understanding of what being Catholic means even if he means no harm.