Shincheonji Church Founder Apologizes for Spread of Coronavirus
|Here is what the founder of the Shincheonji church had to stay about the spread of the virus through his church in Daegu:
Lee Man-hee, founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, issued an apology Monday as his secretive sect is investigated for manslaughter for refusing to cooperate to stop the deadly coronavirus outbreak.
“Regarding the mass infections linked to Patient No. 31, I, as the leader of Shincheonji, offer a sincere apology to the people,” said Lee, 88, in a press conference. “We had no intention [to allow it], but many were infected. We did our best, but we could not completely stop [the spread of the disease]. I apologize to the people.”
After Patient No. 31, a 61-year-old woman and a Shincheonji follower in Daegu, was diagnosed last month, health officials said she may have helped spread the disease. As of Monday morning, 3,260 infections were reported in Daegu and nearby North Gyeongsang.
In his first public appearance since the church emerged as a nexus in the outbreak, Lee, who founded the controversial doomsday sect in 1984, said Shincheonji is “actively cooperating” with the government and all gatherings of the followers have been stopped. “We will do our best to offer all human and material resources to the government,” he said.
After reiterating apologies and begging for forgiveness from the government, Lee dropped to his knees and touched his head to the ground twice. “Now is not the time to investigate who is at fault,” he said, “and heaven will help us.” He also asked the public not to “misjudge” his followers.
Joong Ang Ilbo
You can read more at the link, but Lee Man-hee seems a bit shall I say not all there. However, prosecuting this guy for manslaughter seems to be political to me, unless the church was intentionally spreading the virus which I have seen no evidence of.
Commie Moon Pie will secretly give this guy a medal, after all folks can’t stand in line to vote with coronavirus can they. Publicly, he will be the scapegoat for the virus and make no mistake they intend to persecute (spelling intentional) at least until they call the election off.
The church might not have been intentionally spreading the virus, but its initial resistance to cooperating with authorities could easily be seen as culpable (and therefore punishable) behavior. If Lee Man-hee truly is some sort of second coming of Jesus, then let him be about the business of healing all the afflicted. Otherwise, let the public see him for the fake he is.
Fake member lists that impede contact tracing is just the excuse necessary to confiscate “church” assets to compensate for delays in controlling the outbreak.
Shinchonji is finished.