Televangelist Rev. Pat Robertson said on Wednesday that the earthquake in Haiti was connected to a “pact made with the devil” by the Haitian people in the 19^th century.

He further said that the Haitians made the pact to be able to defeat their French colonizers during that time.

On his show on the Christian Broadcasting Network, Robertson said, “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 … and they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said, ‘We will serve you if you’ll get us free from the French.’”

“True story. And the devil said, ‘OK, it’s a deal.’ Ever since, they have been cursed by one thing after another,” He added.

The televangelist’s 700 Club TV program gave a statement to elaborate on his comments: “Dr. Robertson never stated that the earthquake was God’s wrath. Dr. Robertson’s compassion for the people of Haiti is clear. He called for prayer for them.”

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