Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Alleged pope incarnate excommunicated

Sect leader Edwin Gonzalez Concepcion and his followers can no longer receive communion or participate in church activities, according to the order issued by Mayaguez Bishop Ulises Casiano Vargas.

Gonzalez, a former firefighter in the town of Aguada, has told his followers that he became a manifestation of John Paul when the pope died in April and that Pope Benedict XVI is the "antichrist," according to the order, which priests in the diocese read to their congregations Sunday.
. . .
The bishop also alleged that another sect leader, Gladys Miranda, claims she is the Virgin Mary...
Drugs? Contaminated water supply? Possession?

Article here.

No comments: