![]() But I'll say it again: he by then was very, very given over to dementia." ![]() He continued: "It's news to me, but the whole point is, of course I agree because he was specifically told not to preach again. literally, he was virtually incoherent."Īsked whether he agreed that his father should not have been preaching in front of a church in 2004, Houston replied: "100 per cent." "My father died in 2004 and by then, he had dementia to such a degree that he hardly knew who he was. He claimed he had never heard of the recording before the Newcastle Herald report was published, and that if his father had preached the sermon as alleged, "it was certainly behind my back." He told the Royal Commission inquiry into the abuse that, after finding out, he instructed Frank never to preach again.ĭuring the interview, Fordham pressed Houston on a Newcastle Herald report last week about an hour-long recording of his father preaching a sermon at Maitland Christian Church apparently in 2004, five years after Houston removed his dad's ministerial credentials. In an interview with Ben Fordham on Sydney radio station 2GB, Houston was grilled about his handling of the sex abuse case involving his father, Frank Houston, who died in 2004.īrian Houston was president of the National Christian Churches when his father's paedophilia came to light. Hillsong pastor Brian Houston has stood by his decision not to go to the police after he first became aware of his late father's paedophilia. Brian Houston, Senior Global Pastor of Hillsong Church.
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