Chris De Burgh's healing delusion claim

Chris De Burgh has been branded "deluded" for claiming he can heal people with his hands.The 'Lady In Red' singer recently claimed he has healing powers like Jesus and insisted he had even cured a man who could not walk.De Burgh has now come under fire from scientific and anti-religious groups who say he should not be proclaiming that he has faith healing powers.Terry Sanderson, of the National Secular Society, said: "If Chris thinks he can heal people simply by laying his hands on them, then he is clearly deluded."De Burgh made his healing revelation on British religious TV show 'Heaven and Earth', which is presented by Gloria Hunniford.He said: "I have found myself able to cure people with my hands. I met someone in the West Indies who wasn't able to walk. I put my hands on him and he was able to get up. But I have to stress that I think we all have this faculty."Hunniford has leapt to the defence of her guest, saying: "Chris wasn't making any fantastic claims other than he felt he had some sort of an ability to cure people. I don't know what to make of it but there are some people in the world who appear to have healing powers."

In 2004, De Burgh threatened legal action against anybody who mentioned his healing powers after his daughter spoke about his 'gift'.