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. Continue...
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.