Pat Robertson on Haiti earthquake

Sooo, in the middle of all the suffering in Haiti, we have a scandal prompted by some comments made by Pat Robertson, televangelist and founder of the Christian broadcasting network (CBN).

Here is what he had to say on the earthquake:

Pat Robertson comments

And the full text for your convenience:

PAT ROBERTSON: And, you know, Kristi, something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it. They were under the heel of the French. You know, Napoleon III and whatever. And they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said, "We will serve you if you will get us free from the French." True story. And so, the devil said, "OK, it's a deal."

And they kicked the French out. You know, the Haitians revolted and got themselves free. But ever since, they have been cursed by one thing after the other. Desperately poor. That island of Hispaniola is one island. It's cut down the middle. On the one side is Haiti; on the other side is the Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic is prosperous, healthy, full of resorts, et cetera. Haiti is in desperate poverty. Same island. They need to have and we need to pray for them a great turning to God. And out of this tragedy, I'm optimistic something good may come. But right now, we're helping the suffering people, and the suffering is unimaginable.

KRISTI WATTS (co-host): Absolutely, Pat.

His comments have led to quite the media storm, leading to this response from the Haitian ambassador to the US - dude was very visibly ticked:

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How do you even begin to say something like that at a time like this? Sensitivity training anyone?

Na wah o!!