Preacher Dies Trying to Walk on Water

MIRACLE IS SUNK

A PRIEST has died after trying to demonstrate how Jesus walked on water.

Evangelist preacher Franck Kabele, 35, told his congregation he could repeat the biblical miracle.

But he drowned after walking out to sea from a beach in the capital Libreville in Gabon, west Africa.

One eyewitness said: "He told churchgoers he'd had a revelation that if he had enough faith, he could walk on water like Jesus.

"He took his congregation to the beach saying he would walk across the Komo estuary, which takes 20 minutes by boat.

"He walked into the water, which soon passed over his head and he never came back."

First, the man was not a priest...Second, self-reliance on private revelations is not a good thing - which is why one should seek the counsel of a good confessor or spiritual director. Lastly, how long does it take for one to realize that when the water comes up over one's knees or waist, you aren't going to be walking on water?

While we pray for the repose of this man's soul, let us hope that the faith of the members of the congregation who witnessed this bizarre episode will not lose their faith.