On Superheroes And... God

Two frequent topics here in one delicious package.

The religious affiliation of most superheroes you've ever heard of. In a lot of cases, of course, it's pure conjecture, or only slightly evidenced.

Given the wealth of support for both major theories about Batman's religious background (Catholic and Episcopalian), it seems most likely that both are correct, and that Bruce Wayne's father (the source of Batman's surname, Scottish heritage, wealth and social standing) was an Episcopalian, while his mother (the key source of Bruce's early religious upbringing and ingrained religious feelings) was a Catholic.

How people argue that Batman may be a Catholic is beyond me. It's possible, of course, but everything about him says WASP, no? And Batman's so Gothic that, were he a Catholic, one would expect the rich, dark, and often scary imagery of Catholicism to be more prominent in his stories/home/origin tale.

Thanks to the Influence Peddler.

posted by Ace at 02:37 PM

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