Michael Guglielmucci’s father released a statement in efforts to explain the recent news that Michael’s terminal cancer was faked. I can’t begin to understand what his family is going through. It really is a tragic situation all around. The statement really reads like a movie script, in fact I wouldn’t be surprised if this became a movie at some point, it’s just that crazy. Not so surprisingly Michael was sick, but instead of addressing the root sin he tried to cover it…

In September in 2006, Mike had an accident and went to hospital. It was at this time, because of his torment of living a double life, Mike thought he could escape the pain by creating a diversion from his addiction to adult pornography, so he created the cancer scenario.

If you’ve been in church leadership longer than a week you’ve no doubt dealt with the destruction of pornography in your body. The lengths men and women go to hide this from their family never ceases to amaze me, although this certainly takes the cake. This hammers home the point that leadership, particularly male leadership, has to challenge their men on this. Talk about it, expose it, disciple through it, counsel through it. The aftermath of this sin is so destructive as is clearly seen here. Here’s Michael’s own words on his addiction…

“This is who I am … I’m addicted to the stuff, it consumes my mind,”

I admire the courage XXXChurch has shown in tackling this tough issue. Many take issue with how XXXChurch operates, and I may not agree with every tactic they use, but surely they are wrestling and taking on an issue most churches ignore. And for that they should be commended and supported and prayed for.

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