Vatican asks: is the Hulk Catholic? Bruce Banner, the incredible green man, in fact married his beloved Betty Ross in a church and a Catholic priest presided at the ceremony. There are other indications dispersed among the hundreds of comic strips dedicated to him that are said to unequivocally reveal his faith. The writer said there is evidence to suggest the mother of Batman's alter ego Bruce Wayne was Catholic while the character Nightcrawler from the X-Men films explicitly refers to his Catholic faith. In his article Vallini said the release of Man of Steel had also reignited debate about the religion of the main protagonist, Clark Kent, even though he apparently admits to being a Methodist. America's mega churches have been urging the faithful to see the film from the pulpit and this has encouraged churchgoers across the country to flock to the cinema. A separate review of Man of Steel published in L'Osservatore Romano on Friday noted many similarities between Superman and Jesus Christ but said the film was no threat to "disturbing the gospel." Reviewer Emilio Ranzato said since Superman was created in 1932 there have always been comparisons between him and Christ, particularly as Clark Kent was sent to earth "to resolve the world's problems" and was initially reluctant to take that responsibility. But he warned that this superhero had no intention of spreading a message of peace and used violence to combat violence. "For now the premise is not the best," Ranzato said. Anyway we won't be disturbing the New Testament. As the mouthpiece of the Holy See, L'Osservatore Romano, which was founded 151 years ago, used to run weighty editorials on Catholic theology and notices of the Pope's official engagements. But since a new editor was appointed in 2007, the former Pope Benedict XVI sought to make the publication more relevant to popular culture and in recent years it has commented on everything from James Bond films to Harry Potter.