Kneeling, Korea’s Sect Leader Seeks Forgiveness for Virus Spike
- The ‘Immortal Prophet’ says sect cooperating with government
- Shincheonji church linked to more than half of all Korea cases
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The leader of a religious sect at the center of a sudden surge in South Korea’s coronavirus infections knelt and then bowed before a throng of TV cameras and reporters before asking for forgiveness for unintentionally spreading the virus.
In his first public appearance since the outbreak that has claimed 28 lives and infected more than 4,800 people in Korea, leader of the Shincheonji sect, Lee Man-hee, said Monday it was “not the time for casting blame on anyone,” adding that his religious organization was “fully” cooperating with health authorities.