A pastor Juan McFarland has revealed in a series of sermons that he has used drugs, has AIDS and knowingly had sex with parishioners in church grounds while suffering from the disease, according to reports.
Following his series of confessions, Juan Demetrius McFarland has been removed from Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama as his stunned congregation tries to come to terms with his revelations.
McFarland, who has led the church for 23 years,
At first revealed to worshipers in mid-September that he had contracted HIV in 2003 and was diagnosed with AIDS in 2008. At first, the congregation offered their sympathy and support.
'The church was very accepting of Reverend McFarland and was willing to help him in any way possible,' an unidentified church member disclosed.
But after he returned to the pulpit, he revealed that he had used drugs - including cocaine - while pastor and used church funds to pay for business trips that he then didn't take,AL.com reported.
And there was more. 'He concealed from the church that he had knowingly engaged in adultery in the church building with female members of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church while knowingly having AIDS,' said church deacon Nathan Williams Jr.
Whether or not he told all of his sexual partners that he had HIV or AIDS is yet to be determined, but one church-goer said she would be undergoing tests to see if she had the disease, WSFA reported.
'My heart goes out to her because she's been a wonderful church member, and then for something like this to happen,' the church member said. 'The fact that he didn't tell them at all. That's a crime in itself.'
Charges have not been filed against McFarland, 47, although some church members are calling for his prosecution.
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