Church of Humanity (comics)

Church of Humanity (comics)
Church of Humanity
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Uncanny X-Men #395 (2001)
Created by Joe Casey
Chuck Austen
Ian Churchill
In-story information
Type of organization Religious cult/Terrorist
Leader(s) Supreme Pontiff
Agent(s) General Vicar
Mister Clean

The Church of Humanity is an anti-mutant, Christian-based religious sect/hate group in the Marvel Universe. It was created by Joe Casey, though Uncanny X-Men writer Chuck Austen featured the cult in a controversial storyline which involved an elaborate plan to install the recently ordained Nightcrawler as Pope and stage a false Rapture using incendiary communion wafers as part of a plot to topple the Catholic Church (although the Rapture, as a concept, is not generally considered valid by Catholicism).

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History

The Church of Humanity preaches that Man is created in God's image, but Mutants are not. They are the more radical offshoot of the Friends of Humanity anti-mutant group, but with a religious discourse, similar to the Purifiers, the followers of Reverend William Stryker. The Church of Humanity is similar to real-life white supremacist religious groups such as the Christian Identity movement.[1]

Church of Humanity crucified some mutants on the lawn on the X-Mansion including Skin, Magma and Jubilee. Archangel used his healing blood to revive Magma and Jubilee, but, apparently, Skin, among several others didn't have the same luck. The X-Men investigate and find the headquarters of the Church of Humanity.[2]

Members

  • Supreme Pontiff is the leader of the Church of Humanity.[3]
  • General Vicar.
  • Mister Clean.

References

  1. ^ "The psychology of superheroes". http://internal.psychology.illinois.edu/~lyubansk/xmen.pdf. 
  2. ^ Weiner, Robert G. (2008). Marvel graphic novels and related publications: an annotated guide to comics, prose novels, children's books, articles, criticism and reference works. McFarland. p. 105. ISBN 9780786425006. http://books.google.fr/books?id=npIsZV7grboC. Retrieved March 26, 2011. 
  3. ^ http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=299

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