Why I said Catholics are going to hell & the pope is a friend of satan- Chris Okotie

Pastor Chris Okotie is not backing down from his earlier statement about Catholics going to hell..He told Punch
You recently stirred up controversy when you said Catholics would go to hell. Why did you say that?

 It is because the church perverts the gospel of Jesus Christ and that perversion is located in the leadership. Even as Pope Francis recently announced. However, there are many good Christians within the Catholic Church who are not aware of the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church, that has substituted Mary for Jesus, in what is known as the hyperdulia of the Virgin Mary. Salvation for them is not through Jesus alone but in accordance with what Pope Francis recently announced to the world. That, in itself, is a direct violation of the sanctity of the scriptures.

 You even described the Pope as “an anti-Christ and a friend of Satan” and that the Catholic Church is a counterfeit church set up by Satan. What made you say this?

The heresies in their doctrine and the recent announcement by Pope Francis corroborate this position.

Why he preaches with bodyguards on the pulpit ?

Yes, there have been threats. And you know the days are evil, so we need to be more circumspect. The Bible says wisdom is profitable to direct.

Has God spoken to you yet about contesting for the election or not?

God spoke to me about my participation in the political process, which was why I took the step in the first place. He has not said anything contrary.The elections have always been rigged, everybody knows that and that is why it is incorrect to say I have not always secured the votes required to win. I can sum it up in one word- Rigging by the PDP