The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, a Brazilian led Christian church has had its fair share of controversy since the first day it came to Africa.
From being accused of Satanic rituals to getting banned from several countries in Africa – surely someone by now believes all these accusations are true.
A shocking revelation in South Africa came out this weekend during the CRL Commission where a number of its pastors revealed that the church did vasectomies on them during their studies so they could not have kids.
This was done without their consent, they said.
“The church decided on our behalf. They booked appointments for us in Pretoria, ” revealed Pastor Bongani Manyisa as he gave a testimony at the CRL Commission.
Vasectomy is a surgical practice on male to sterilize or permanently stop one from having kids. During the procedure, the doctor cuts and/or ties the male vasa deferentia so as to prevent sperm from getting out during the sexual intercourse.
When asked about how this was done on them without their consent, Manyisa says their lives were literally getting controlled by the church and there was nothing they could do.
“We were only allowed to read what was church related. We had no privacy. Someone would just barge in while you are asleep at your place and search for phones and laptops,” he said.
Another pastor, Amos Ngququ said the church was training them to have one mandate – to make money for the church hence it was strict on how they should do so.
“We were told to shear the wool until the skin shows, or they would say, ‘don’t leave them until they bleed’.”
This is not the first time the church has been accused of such weird practices.
A few years ago, it got banned by the Zambian government for allegedly giving congregants human blood during service and performing Satanic rituals
There has been so many unconfirmed bizzare stories about the church here in Zimbabwe.
But Universal Church has always mantained its innocence.
This time around, the South African human rights commission (CRL) has pleaded with the church to come forth with their defense on the matter.
The church has not yet responded to the allegations.-iharare
