Hillsong Pastor Michael Guglielmucci on Today Tonight

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24236206-5006301,00.html

DISGRACED pastor Michael Guglielmucci has finally told of fabricating a terminal cancer battle to hide his 16-year obsession with pornography.
``This is who I am ... I'm addicted to the stuff, it consumes my mind,'' he said of pornography in his first interview on Today Tonight since the story was first revealed on AdelaideNow last week.
``... I'm sick and this is why I had to come up some sort of explanation of what was happening in my body.''
The shame of his addiction manifested itself physically, resulting in him losing his hair and purging his body.
``I've been living a lie for a long time,'' he said.
``I've been hiding who I am for so long. ``I can honestly say to you that the last two years have been hell for me physically, emotionally, but I never sat down and said ... let's try and fool the world.''
Today Tonight insisted that it did not pay for the interview from the man who has been in hiding and receiving psychiatric help since AdelaideNow revealed the web of lies last week.
Mr Guglialmucci, who claims to have written the hit song Healer after being inspired by God, also insisted that all monies received via song sales would be returned.
``I don't have any desire to attain any financial gain from that, we're already making stages to sign those royalties over,'' he said.
``I'm so sorry, not just for lying to my friends and my family even about a sickness, but I'm sorry for a life of saying I'm something I'm not ... from this day on I'm telling the truth.''
Mr Guglielmucci has written to Police Commissioner Mal Hyde offering to fully co-operate with any police inquiries into his fake illness.

"Michael's lawyer has written to the Police Commissioner advising him of all pertinent information and notifying him of Michael Guglielmucci's intention to fully co-operate with police inquiries," it says.
"Two years ago, I reported that I was suffering from cancer. The truth is that although I was ill, I did not have cancer but was again using the misdiagnosis to hide the lie that I was living."
The fallen preacher was a Christian superstar, who said God inspired his hit song Healer. The song became an anthem of faith for believers, many of whom donated money to the Guglielmucci cancer cause.

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[jonnyfreddo]

Sadly it is highly likely that Guglielmucci will have a redemption story in a few years. I mean, any high flying preacher always has a fall from grace. It exemplifies the Christian message: "It doesn't matter what you have done, you will be forgiven". This, in my eyes is one of the most immoral things; To not take responsibility for your actions.

[yukonnoka]

Those church people don't give a shit. They love to be lied to. Isn't that what religion is all about?

[MrILYJesus]

@JyeSherwell The whole story being the song is full of fraud, deception and lies. So in all probability the song is a lie too. If Jesus was all this guy needed, why wasn't he healed [of his so-called porn addiction] why did he need to seek professional help? It seems that Jesus didn't heal him. Seems the song is a lie just like the whole dirty sordid god damn saga.

[JyeSherwell]

The thing that bothers me about this story, is it's like they think people shouldn't have bought his song, when in fact the song itself is still powerful and true, and would have blessed a lot of people.

[MrILYJesus]

@brynnus yes!!! sounds like it!!! apparently his family started asking questions..

[MrILYJesus]

@schneevs67 So my question to you then is: this guy was in the ministry for two years while lying. Was he anointed by God during this time to be doing God's work?

[schneevs67]

Principles over personalities.... just because this man has fallen from grace doesn't mean God's word isn't true.... God even says that we are not supposed to follow men but follow Him....men are fallible but God is infallible......

[bamff619]

@kentarnel1 I am the antichrist. PRIASE ME. HAIL ME. HAIL SATAN.

:D

yu believe in god

YA DUN GOOFD

[brynnus]

looks like he was planning to be miraculously "healed", till he got caught. and all the sheeple would have happily followed.

[gunfiremessiah]

@jonnyfreddo I think hes taking the piss, mate