Controversial Texas megachurch pastor John Hagee, 80, tests positive for coronavirus - just months after he sued Texas officials to force school reopenings

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Prominent megachurch pastor and conservative activist John Hagee has been diagnosed with COVID-19.  

Hagee, 80, tested positive for the contagious virus on Friday, around two weeks after he last delivered a sermon at his Cornerstorne Church in San Antonio, Texas. 

The church boasts more than 22,000 members and Hagee's sermons are broadcast throughout the United States and Canada. 

News of his diagnosis was announced during Sunday's service by his son, Matt Hagee. 

'It was... discovered very early and his medical team has him under watchful care,' Hagee Jr. told the crowd of congregants who were packed close together. Many were not wearing face masks. 

'He's feeling well enough to be frustrated by anyone in a white coat with a stethoscope,' Hagee Jr. continued. He did not divulge whether his father had been hospitalized for the disease.  

Prominent megachurch pastor and conservative activist John Hagee, 80, has been diagnosed with COVID-19. He is pictured at the pulpit last year

Prominent megachurch pastor and conservative activist John Hagee, 80, has been diagnosed with COVID-19. He is pictured at the pulpit last year 

John Hagee has been a committed supporter of Israel, founding Christians United for Israel. 

He also is a stalwart backer of President Donald Trump, whom he reportedly met during a visit to The White House back in 2017. 

According to The Daily Beast, Hagee was welcomed into the Oval Office after taking a meeting with Vice President Mike Pence.  

In addition to founding the Cornerstone Church, Hagee has also founded Cornerstone Christian Schools, which serves 2,400 students.  

The organization just completed construction of a new $100 million dollar campus. 

Hagee founded the Cornerstorne Church in San Antonio, Texas. It boasts more than 22,000 members

Hagee founded the Cornerstorne Church in San Antonio, Texas. It boasts more than 22,000 members

Back in August, Hagee filed a lawsuit against San Antonio officials in a bid to begin in-person instruction before Labor Day.  

Authorities had sought to delay school reopenings in the midst of the coroanvirus pandemic. 

Hagee's suit stated that such attempts 'unconstitutionally infringe on the religious freedoms of private religious schools.' 

Gov. Greg Abbot later stepped in, saying local officials did not have the authority to delay reopening until after Labor Day. 

 

Hagee's diagnosis comes as Texas still struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19.  

State health officials reported 2,192 new cases of the virus on Monday, bringing the Texas total to 769,303 since tracking and tracing beganback  in early March. 

Of those, the state estimates 71,074 cases are now active, with 3,318 requiring hospitalization.

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