Pastor Claude Gilliland III had a serious confession for his congregation. "Me and my ex-wife were in porn, we were in the booze and the drugs,". He's a typical example of how religion can cure human frustration or certain "wrong" behaviours. The 54 year old Texas man was recently outed as a convicted sex offender -one who served four years in prison- so he used his sermon to offer his apologies. His past has brought him both criticism and support. "If we believe in the redemptive work of Christ, then this man is a miracle," one woman who accepted positively his change said.