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Jesus: a Puerto Rican jailbird?

Updated on 20 September 2007

By Channel 4 News

Thousands of Latinos believe Jesus Christ is alive and well and living in the USA.

The accompanying report is by Phil Cox

Thousands of Latinos believe Jesus de Miranda, a Puerto Rican ex-jailbird and divorcee, is Christ incarnate.

And this is no small cult. Tens of thousands of devotees have donated large sums of money to his ministry, tattooed his face onto their bodies and even disowned their families in favour of their new "father".

More4 travelled to Miami for an exclusive interview with - according to some - the son of God.

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