Did Tom make the right choice in the matter of religion? What he chooses to hide
Tom Cruise is one of the highest paid and famous actors in Hollywood. And he is also the most famous follower of Scientology, a religious sect that in some ways improved, in some ways spoiled his life.
Film career
Tom Cruise played his first film role at the age of 19 — in the film Endless Love (1981). The handsome actor was noticed by directors and producers, and his career went up sharply.
In 1988, after filming in the Rain Man movie, Cruz became popular all over the world.
In the 90s, he starred in 10 films, including «Interview with the Vampire», «Mission Impossible» (then 6 more films were released), «Eyes Wide Shut». In the last film,
he played with his second wife, Nicole Kidman, and soon after filming ended, they decided to divorce.
Tom Cruise is inscribed in the history of cinema as a performer of the role of a good guy who always saves the world from bad ones. But is he really that good in real life?
Religious Issues
It is common knowledge that Tom Cruise has been a Scientologist for 30 years. This teaching was founded by Ron Hubbard and was very popular all over the world in the early 90s.
It was then that Cruz, through the mediation of his first wife, Mimi Rogers, joined the Scientologists — and every year he believed more and more. He lived with Mimi for three years (1987-1990) and broke up because he did not want to have children.
By the way, Rogers herself accepted the faith thanks to her first husband, and after breaking up with Tom, she broke off all relations with Scientology.
Cruise then married Nicole Kidman, who at first tolerated his views, but over the years Cruise began to move away from her. In 2001 they broke up.
One of the reasons given was Kidman’s reluctance to renounce Catholicism for the sake of Scientology. Another is the absence of joint children. As subsequent events showed, both partners became parents, but already in new marriages.
After the divorce, Cruise dated actress Penelope Cruz for three years, and when they broke up, the Scientologists decided to help him and found a new passion, which, however, did not work out.
Cruise then began dating Katie Holmes. She tried to turn the actor away from the sect, but she failed, despite six years of marriage and a common daughter.
She divorced Tom and stated that she finally felt free not only from him, but also from his beliefs.
At the same time, it is curious that in childhood and youth, Cruz himself was a Catholic and even studied at a church seminary! But it is obvious that in Catholicism it is difficult to achieve great heights, while in the relatively new Scientology,
Tom rose very high in a few years. Perhaps this is the answer to the question of why he still adheres to these particular beliefs.
Father or not?
Tom Cruise has two adopted children from his marriage to Nicole Kidman — Isabella Jane (1992) and Connor Anthony (1995) — and his own daughter Suri (2006) from his marriage to Katie Holmes.
But there is a nuance: in fact, he only recognizes older children.
The reason is again in Scientology. Tom’s adopted children gladly found their place in the sect, where the father occupies a high position.
And when Connor decided to get married in 2019 and chose the same enthusiastic girl, Cruise not only approved the marriage, but also sharply forbade Nicole Kidman to come to the wedding.
She has not actually communicated with Isabella and Connor for many years, because she did not begin to change her religion.
