Rev Chris Okotie is still standing by his earlier comments that the pope is anti-Christ & all Catholics are hell bound. In a new interview with Punch, the Head Pastor of Household of God church justifies his controversial statement. Excerpts from the interview below...
"You recently stirred up controversy when you said Catholics would go to hell. Why did you say that?
It is because the church
perverts the gospel of Jesus Christ and that perversion is located in
the leadership. Even as Pope Francis recently announced. However, there
are many good Christians within the Catholic Church who are not aware of
the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church, that has substituted Mary
for Jesus, in what is known as the hyperdulia of the Virgin Mary.
Salvation for them is not through Jesus alone but in accordance with
what Pope Francis recently announced to the world. That, in itself, is a
direct violation of the sanctity of the scriptures.
You even described the Pope as “an
anti-Christ and a friend of Satan” and that the Catholic Church is a
counterfeit church set up by Satan. What made you say this?
The heresies in their doctrine and the recent announcement by Pope Francis corroborate this position.
You were credited to have said
that tattooing and plastic surgery were not sins before God; can you
explain this to the public because it’s still a controversial issue?
No, I didn’t say that. What I said is
that even though it is our body and to an extent we have the liberty to
do what we want with it, at the end of the day, everybody will stand
before God to give account of how he/she used his/her body.
Same way people criticise pastors who have jets, what do you think?
It is because of the novelty. Pastors who buy these jets have their reasons. When you do something new, it will create a stir.
Do you own a jet, if not, are you planning to buy one?
No, I do not have a jet now. But I will if it becomes necessary in the prosecution of my ecclesiastical responsibilities.
Some people still can’t understand
why you divorced twice; they believe it is wrong for pastors to
divorce. Why do you always divorce?
I have addressed this issue from the pulpit several times.
But why did you divorce someone you reportedly told your members God asked you to marry?
I don’t want to go into that again.
Are you still planning to remarry?
No
