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A South African pastor has caused outrage by preaching a sermon entitled "Jesus was HIV positive".Reverend Xola Skosana said his sermon was designed to combat the stigma surrounding HIV and Aids."My responsibility as a pastor is to paint a picture of a God who cares for people and wants the best for them, not who judges them and is ashamed of them," he told the Daily Mail and The Guardian.The reverend preaches at the non-denominational Way of Life church in Khayelitsha, near Cape Town, a township with one of the highest rates of HIV in South Africa.Last month Skosana, who has lost two of his sisters to Aids, underwent an HIV test in front of his congregation, along with more than 100 young people from the township.His approach has been praised by Aids campaigners in South Africa.But some Christians have accused him of portraying Jesus as sexually promiscuous.
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