Vincent Vega Posted December 31, 2007 Author Posted December 31, 2007 [quote name='Cathoholic Anonymous' post='1440483' date='Dec 31 2007, 12:14 PM']Mother Angelica, nun and creator of EWTN.[/quote] No way! I always assumed she was methodist. Is that Benedict guy Catholic, too?
dUSt Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 Actually, when phatmass had a Catholic Celebrity section, it drew a ton of visitors, and if my memory serves me correctly, it drew a few people into the phorum who became big posters... so, yeah, there is merit in this thread.
Veritas Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 + Roger Federer, Tennis man Elijah Wood, Frodo, etc. Conan O'Brien, Late Night Host Liam Neeson, the Voice Kelly Rippa, Regis and Kelly Meg Ryan, the Hair Pierce Brosnan, Bond, James Bond Sean Connery, Bond, James Bond Jimmy Fallon, ha ha guy Freddie Prinze Jr. Patrick Swayze Parish Hilton's Grandfather, the founder of the Hilton Hotels (who will bequeath 1.2 billion to his foundation, which benefits many Catholic charities)
Veritas Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 + Oh, and: Christy Turlington Anne Rice (convert) Andy Warhol Michelangelo Caravaggio Durer da Vinci Rubens (convert) Titian Beethoven Haydn Liszt Mozart Rossini Schubert Verdi Vivaldi Mahler (convert) Chopin Harry Connick, Jr.
Adrestia Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 (edited) Mike Krzyzewski and he lives his faith - [url="http://www.emilyk.org/"]http://www.emilyk.org/[/url] (but I still hate dUke, go Terps!) Edited December 31, 2007 by tgoldson
Vincent Vega Posted December 31, 2007 Author Posted December 31, 2007 That's quite the list! I wouldn't have ever guessed that Brosnan or Connery were Catholic!
Resurrexi Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 (edited) I'm thinking Mother Teresa might have been Catholic... just maybe Edited December 31, 2007 by StThomasMore
littleflower+JMJ Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 [quote name='uppercut55' post='1440220' date='Dec 30 2007, 09:34 PM']Mark Whalberg[/quote] he use to be one of the catholic celebrities when we had the page up [quote]Amanda Bynes[/quote] I read an article from her that says her dad is jewish and her mom is catholic but she grew up and identifies herself with the jewish religion and not Catholicism [quote name='elizabeth_jane' post='1440232' date='Dec 30 2007, 10:04 PM']Stephen Colbert[/quote] I read he teaches Sunday school!!
littleflower+JMJ Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 [quote name='Brigid' post='1440380' date='Dec 31 2007, 02:49 AM']Patricia Heaton[/quote] She use to go to Catholic school if i remember correctly and isn't Catholic anymore. Last article I read she had changed religions.
Ash Wednesday Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 (edited) [quote name='MIKO' post='1440429' date='Dec 31 2007, 10:23 AM']that website link is seriously flawed. bill maher is definitely not catholic, it says he is non practicing, thing is - he isn't catholic at all, he actually is supremely anti-catholic. you shuold see how many articles come up of how anti catholic he is... i think he was/is jewish... who made up that list?!?![/quote] Perhaps their term of "Catholics" is flawed if people assume this means currently Catholic or practicing Catholic. I referred to the site as people as having Catholic backgrounds. I prefer to use that term rather than "Catholic" because someone might have been raised Catholic but it does not mean they still are or consider themselves to be one. Some celebrities may still consider themselves Catholic but are somewhat private or cryptic about it and their orthodoxy isn't really known. I do recall that Bill Maher does come from a Catholic background, raised one as his father was, but his mother was jewish. He is sadly a very bitter man in need of prayer. Mary Lou Retton was raised Catholic but is more fundamentalist Christian now. Come back Mary Lou! I love her. Edited December 31, 2007 by Ash Wednesday
littleflower+JMJ Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 You know who I wonder about? Gwen Stefani I read an article from her saying she grew up Catholic but kind of fell away. But looking through celebrity pics there was one with her taking her son to get baptized. We really do need to pray for these celebrities, especially since alot of them are settling down and starting their own families that they want the best for their children and might make a comeback to the faith because of it! They could really make a difference if they did...
Ash Wednesday Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 Yes Gwen is Catholic and comes from a big Italian Catholic family. I find it endearing that she's always spoken very highly of that and more or less says there's no shame in being a straight arrow and coming from a good family. She did marry in the church as well. Though unfortunately she does espouse that "personally opposed" but pro-choice stance on abortion.
Ash Wednesday Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 Don't forget Herb Brooks, the coach behind the Miracle on Ice. [img]http://www.legendsofhockey.net/graphinduct/ind06brooksBio01.jpg[/img] He flippin' RULED.
Dreamweaver Posted December 31, 2007 Posted December 31, 2007 Some Catholic football players not mentioned already include Philip Rivers (Chargers QB) and Maurice Stovall (Buccaneers WR)
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