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Your Fave Is Catholic: Gregory Peck

Known for: Academy Award winning actor & former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences & American Film Institute. He started his acting career on stage, but quickly moved into film & since made a name for himself as one of the greatest actors in Hollywood. Most people remember him best for his portrayal of Atticus Finch in the film adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird. Other major film products of his include The Keys of the Kingdom, Spellbound, The Yearling, Gentlemen’s Agreement, Twelve O’Clock High, The Gunfighter, Roman Holiday, Moby Dick & its mini-series remake, The Big Country, The Bravados, Cape Fear & its remake, How the West was Won, The Omen, & The Boys from Brazil. He was also award the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his various humanitarian efforts back in 1969.

Evidence of Faith: Gregory was raised Catholic by his parents (his mother converting to Catholicism before marrying his father) & he attended St. John’s Military Academy as a child, which is a Catholic military school. The Adherents.com article on Gregory Peck goes into great detail about his faith during his lifetime, discussing his more liberal Catholicism, how his faith was shaken for a time when his son Jonathan committed suicide, how the structure & rituals of the church gave him strength, how at one point he considered becoming a priest as opposed to an actor, how he used the Bible as guidance, how meeting Pope John Paul II was a highlight in his life, & much much more. In short, there is quite enough proof that he was certainly Catholic!