How Did João Teixeira de Faria Get the Nickname 'John of God' and Where Is He Now? - new Netflix documentary
He claimed to be Catholic but his healing abilities were open to people of different faiths and religions.
As heard in the Netflix documentary, John of God: The Crimes of a Spiritual Healer, Faria is known in Brazil as a Saint.
His powers were seen as incredible, he received extensive media coverage on CNN, ABC News, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.
An extensive investigation by James Randi and Joe Nickell for ABC News exposed Faria's "healing procedures" as being nothing more than tricks. They also argued the miracles experienced by his followers were simply placebo effects.
As heard in the John of God: The Crimes of a Spiritual Healer, the Prosecution Office of the State of Goiás set up an email address and hotline for other women to come forward.
Within less than 48 hours, over 200 complaints were received across nine different states in Brazil. Two other claims came from the United States and Switzerland, reported Gobo TV.
His own daughter, Dalva Faria came forward as one of the victims. In an interview with Brazilian magazine Veja, she stated her father raped and beat her, calling him a "monster."
In December 2019, he was sentenced to 19 years and four months, for the rapes of four different women, reported ABC News.
https://www.newsweek.com/john-god-nickna...ay-1623007
He claimed to be Catholic but his healing abilities were open to people of different faiths and religions.
As heard in the Netflix documentary, John of God: The Crimes of a Spiritual Healer, Faria is known in Brazil as a Saint.
His powers were seen as incredible, he received extensive media coverage on CNN, ABC News, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.
An extensive investigation by James Randi and Joe Nickell for ABC News exposed Faria's "healing procedures" as being nothing more than tricks. They also argued the miracles experienced by his followers were simply placebo effects.
As heard in the John of God: The Crimes of a Spiritual Healer, the Prosecution Office of the State of Goiás set up an email address and hotline for other women to come forward.
Within less than 48 hours, over 200 complaints were received across nine different states in Brazil. Two other claims came from the United States and Switzerland, reported Gobo TV.
His own daughter, Dalva Faria came forward as one of the victims. In an interview with Brazilian magazine Veja, she stated her father raped and beat her, calling him a "monster."
In December 2019, he was sentenced to 19 years and four months, for the rapes of four different women, reported ABC News.
https://www.newsweek.com/john-god-nickna...ay-1623007
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
