This is just a sad story. For two years, Pastor Michael Guglielmucci of The Edge Church International lived an outright lie to shield the public from a secret sin. While struggling with an adult pornography addiction, he created the story of having terminal cancer to deflect attention and engender sympathy. Not only did he lie to his church of thousands and his family, he even made a song based on his lie which climbed some musical charts and sold rapidly on itunes.
He confessed the lie in August 2008 and his parents – who also believed that their son was dying and were making funeral preparations – stood in his pulpit to share the shocking news with the church.
Here he is in this exclusive interview.
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This was a wild story. I wrote a post about when I first found out (http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/08/28/pastor-confesses-to-16-year-porn-addiction/). It is so important for pastors today to demonstrate the utmost integrity and have airtight accountability.