Not too long ago, a pastor reportedly died after confessing to his congregants that he had committed adultery.
Bishop Bobby Davis of the Miracle Faith World Outreach church in Bridgeport, Conn., asked his congregants to stay after his sermon on March 9 so that he could ask their forgiveness for his unfaithfulness, a source told the Connecticut Post.
Emotions
were apparently running high after Davis confessed his sins, Judy
Stovall, who said she witnessed the bizarre incident, told the outlet.
She said congregants shouted that they forgave him and told him they
loved him.
“The stress of it all — he had a heart attack,” Stovall told the paper.
Police said they’ve been informed about the incident and already closed the case.
“We
have had numerous inquiries about a pastor who suffered a medical
crisis at Miracle Faith World Outreach on Harriet Street and later
died,” Bridgeport Police Department spokesman Bill Kaempffer said in a
statement obtained by The Huffington Post. “Detectives interviewed
dozens of people who were present and reviewed video that was taken by a
member of the church. Based on that investigation, investigators are
confident that there is no criminal element.”
A representative for
the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner told HuffPost the cause
of death is pending further review. Neither Stovall or the church could
be reached for comment on Thursday.
Davis and his wife, Christine, just celebrated their 50th anniversary together in June, according to the church’s website. The two founded the church in 1967.
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