Family fights over Oom Paul
2004-08-10 22:16
Dirk Kok
Hertzogville - Forty-two days after Paul Meintjies' death the promised resurrection has failed to materialise but one thing that could transpire is a court order to remove his body.
While his doting family and a Durban "prophet" patiently wait for their "miracle", other members of Meintjies' family have held talks about the saga and are determined to retrieve his body from the mortuary and either bury or cremate him.
They are even considering seeking a court order to achieve this.
Family discussions were held over the weekend and the issue of a court order was discussed, said Meintjies' family and friends.
He must now be buried or cremated, they say.
But it's a different story in the Meintjies' house where his widow, Anna, her children, Pieter and Petro Joseph, and the Durban "prophet" David Francis patiently await Meintjies' resurrection.
Anna Meintjies says she has heard talk of a court order. However, she doesn't think it will be necessary, as she's convinced her beloved husband will rise from the dead.
"That's why I can't bury him," she said.
Joseph also refused to be drawn on the family discussion.
She said they were still waiting for her father's resurrection.
She said God had passed on the message of the resurrection through Francis.
- Volksblad