Six die after church minister gives them bleach to drink after claiming it is the blood of Christ

[Steve Hayes]

South Africa: I Turned Jik Into Jesus' Blood Before Administering It
to Church Members, Pastor Now Claims

By Thomas Matiko

A controversial South African pastor who is at the center of a recent
incident in which six of his congregants died after ingesting Jik has
said what they drunk was the blood of Jesus Christ.

Pastor Ruffus Phala of the Ark Center Ministry has told South Africa's
Daily Sun that he had turned the bleaching agent into the blood of
Jesus before administering it to random members of his congregation
whom he handpicked.

"Yes, it was Jik before I made the declaration. But after I declared
it to be the blood of Jesus Christ, it means it's no longer Jik so it
won't harm anyone who consumes it," Pastor Phala was quoted by the
Daily Sun.

The man of cloth likened his action to those of Jesus Christ who
according to the Bible once gave his disciples wine to drink telling
them that it was his blood.

The incident happened about a week ago during a church service where
it was reported that the pastor randomly chose 10 people from the
congregation before administering the lethal dose.

It was also reported at the time that the pastor went into hiding
after the incident, but South African authorities has been quoted
saying they are yet to receive any official complaints that would
warrant his arrest.

https://allafrica.com/stories/201809210513.html


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