But Menorca claims he has proof church supporters have threatened his life and the lives of his pregnant wife and two-year-old child. Iglesia Ni Cristo supervising attorney Rommel V. San Pedro says that Menorca's claims about the church are "fabricated." Menorca says the INC expelled him after a split developed among descendants of the man who founded the church. "Observers of the church might say it has some cult-like characteristics ... you also have a very authoritarian leadership. The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada will rule on the validity of Menorca's claims and allegations, later this summer.

Source: CBC News June 14, 2016 09:01 UTC