The man who hit the headlines almost two months ago for predicting after a 50-year intensive study of the Bible that the world would end on May 21, has suffered a severe stroke and was hospitalised as a result.
Harold Camping, who is president of Family Radio, a Christian radio ministry, suffered the stroke last week and the 89-year-old was immediately rushed to hospital. He is now out of danger although friends and family report his speech is still slurred.
Charles Menut, the regional manager for Family Stations Inc., the parent company of Family Radio, has asked the media and public to not contact Camping or his family, but rather to pray for them and his swift recovery.
Camping’s failed prediction earned him notoriety around the world with several groups calling him a fraud and urging authorities to audit Family Radio, which is estimated to be worth around $100 million, according to the International Business Times.