A pastor in South Africa has spoken out after it was claimed that he farts on people's heads during ceremonies in order to 'deliver them with the Holy Spirit'.
Pastor Christ Penelope of SevenFold Holy Spirit Ministries in Siyandani Village in Giyani, Limpopo, South Africa spoke out after church attendees complained about his practices. Pictures of him sitting on people's heads have also been circulating the internet leading to the story being picked up on by major international news agencies.
The pastor apparently told the Daily Sun newspaper:
"I don't fart on people – I heal people. The people saying all those things weren't true. They hear of things and believe them."
On a Facebook post, the pastor said:
"This is to tell the doubters that we did not to it by mistake, and we're not repenting. We're not going to be intimidated. The body is the church and the head is Christ. You expect me to go and sit on the church? I must come directly to the head and sit on it."
But people at the church have spoken out, with one telling the newspaper:
"That's not what I signed for. I needed prayers not fart."
Another pastor, not from the same church, also spoke out, saying:
"This is wrong. Nowhere does God say sit on people and they will be healed. Pastors should practice what's in the Bible, not what they think is in there."
While another added:
"These are exactly the deeds the Bible warned us against. It said that at the end of the world, there'd be people who'd do things that will shock us. My advice will be for people to make their ways right with the Lord for the end is near."
The other pastors speaking out against Pastor Christ Penelope have said that even if the pastor is not actually farting on people's heads, then this is irrelevant and that he shouldn't be sitting on people's heads anyway.
South Africa has a huge number of independent churches, many of whom follow unorthodox practices. Some have been accused of being run by con-men who attempted to swindle people out of money or who promise healing powers in exchange for gifts of cash.
[h/t: I heart Intelligence]
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