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Edir Macedo, bishop of the Universal Church, compares gays and lesbians to criminals (video)

According to the bishop, homosexuals and thieves are 'people who were born good' but were corrupted by the world.

Edir Macedo, bishop of the Universal Church, compares gays and lesbians to criminals (video) (Photo: Reproduction)

CartaCapital - Bishop Edir Macedo, leader of the Universal Church, compared LGBT people to criminals. The prejudiced and homophobic statement was made during a live broadcast on the religious leader's social media. The excerpt caused a stir on the internet this Sunday, the 25th.

 “You weren’t born evil. Nobody is born evil. Nobody is born a thief, nobody is born a criminal, nobody is homosexual or lesbian…nobody is born evil,” said Macedo. “Nobody is born evil, everyone is born perfect with their innocence, however, the world makes people what they are when they conform to the world,” the religious leader added. Watch:

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