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Pastor Carl Lentz Admits to Infidelity After Hillsong Church Firing
There's thing stronger than family.
Carl Lentz took to societal media to amusement that his household remains beardown and agreed pursuing allegations of infidelity and maltreatment against the former pastor for the megachurch Hillsong.
"Its been a challenging roadworthy but we are alive, we are astatine bid and acknowledgment to the grace of God we are TOGETHER," Carl, 43, wrote connected Instagram Sept. 14, on with a bid of snaps which included his wife Laura Lentz and their 3 children, Charlie, Ava and Roman. "Not definite what the aboriginal holds for us, but we bash cognize that we look it arsenic a household and for that I americium truthful thankful."
He continued, "My deepest acknowledgment to our friends and household that person shown america specified unconditional emotion and grace erstwhile we person desperately needed it. Forever grateful.. we are hopeful astir what is ahead!"
Laura shared one of the photos on her ain Instagram page and echoed the sentiment, acknowledging that it's "taken a batch of work to marque our matrimony what it has become."
"We volition ne'er halt moving connected ourselves, for this matrimony and for our kids," she wrote. "I cognize determination are galore that don't oregon would ne'er bash what I chose to do, and that's ok, it's not for everyone!! I look guardant to sharing our story, however I came to that decision and I deliberation it's going to assistance a batch of people."
Laura further noted she was arrogant of her hubby "for the work he's taken" and continuing to put her household first.
"Mostly I'm grateful for a antheral who humbled himself & didn't effort to support himself," she continued. "He has kept quiescent publically and helium has remained focused connected the 1 happening that matters most-our family."
In November 2020, Carl, 43, was fired from Hillsong, erstwhile frequented by celebrities similar Justin Bieber, Kourtney Kardashian and Vanessa Hudgens, for "moral failures" aft quality of infidelity surfaced.
In response, Carl admitted connected Instagram that helium didn't signifier the messages Hillsong preaches and accepted the consequences of his actions.
"When you judge the calling of being a pastor, you indispensable unrecorded successful specified a mode that it honors the mandate," helium shared successful November 2020. "That it honors the church, and that it honors God. When that does not happen, a alteration needs to beryllium made and has been made successful this lawsuit to guarantee that modular is upheld."
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In the statement, he also admitted to cheating connected his wife.
"When you pb retired of an bare place, you marque choices that person existent and achy consequences," helium continued. "I was unfaithful successful my marriage, the astir important narration successful my beingness and held accountable for that. This nonaccomplishment is connected me, and maine unsocial and I instrumentality afloat work for my actions."
Later that year, aggregate media outlets reported that Carl entered an outpatient installation that focuses connected treating depression, anxiousness and "pastoral burnout."
In May 2021, Hillsong Church Boston co-pastor Leona Kimes alleged that Carl subjected her "to manipulation, control, bullying, maltreatment of power, and intersexual abuse" in the erstwhile pastor's location implicit the people of 7 years.
In a connection to Religion News Service, Carl and Laura said they both, "vehemently contradict the allegations and, successful summation to that, person irrefutable impervious the events did not hap arsenic they are being described."
The ungraded was further explored successful the 2022 documentary Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed, present streaming on discovery+.
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