A Nigerian pastor, Chris Oyakhilome, has made unsubstantiated claims that Pope Francis’s demise was brought on by the COVID-19 vaccine, an assertion that contradicts official reviews from the Vatican.
Mr Oyakhilome, founding father of Christ Embassy and president of LoveWorld Included, made the allegations throughout a latest sermon, regardless of offering no credible proof.
This isn’t the primary time the cleric has promoted unfounded theories—in 2020, he falsely linked 5G know-how to the unfold of COVID-19 and the Antichrist.
Official reason behind Pope Francis’s demise
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The Vatican confirmed that the 88-year-old pontiff handed away as a result of issues from a stroke, which led to a coma and coronary heart failure.
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Nevertheless, Mr. Oyakhilome insists that the Pope’s demise was as an alternative brought on by the COVID-19 vaccine, which he obtained years prior.
Pope Francis’s stance on vaccination
In January 2021, Pope Francis publicly advocated for COVID-19 vaccinations, stating that receiving the vaccine was a “ethical obligation” to guard lives.
He emphasised that immunisation was an moral selection aligned with safeguarding public well being.
Oyakhilome’s controversial remarks
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Throughout a LoveWorld prayer programme, Mr Oyakhilome criticised the late Pope for encouraging vaccination, claiming:
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Whereas he was attempting to encourage the world to take the vaccines, he acknowledged that if Jesus had been right here, he would have taken the vaccine. I discovered that very insulting, and I talked about it. At the moment, he was nonetheless with the globalists.
He believed them and inspired the world to take the vaccine. And he too took the vaccine.
He additional asserted, with out proof:
And I’m stating that the vaccine killed him. They stated he had a stroke. The place did the stroke come from? Blood clots. And that’s some of the frequent causes of demise from the vaccine. They won’t inform you the reality. That’s what I’m telling you.
Historical past of misinformation
Mr. Oyakhilome has repeatedly unfold vaccine misinformation, regardless of overwhelming scientific consensus that WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccines are secure and efficient. He has falsely claimed that vaccines are designed to hurt individuals, stating:
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They referred to as his (the Pope’s) personal Sudden Demise Syndrome. So keep in mind that I warned you. And I informed you that after that substance is inside your physique, it may’t go away. As soon as injected into your physique, it doesn’t go away.
It doesn’t go away. They haven’t any scientific method to take away it and by no means plan to discover a answer. It was deliberate for demise, to kill as many individuals all over the world.
International well being rebuttal
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Medical consultants and international well being authorities have repeatedly debunked such claims, affirming that COVID-19 vaccines have saved hundreds of thousands of lives and stay a important instrument in combating the pandemic.
This newest assertion by Mr Oyakhilome follows a sample of controversial statements that lack factual foundation, additional highlighting the hazards of medical misinformation.
