Shia LaBeouf has been confirmed into Catholic Church

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Shia LaBeouf has formally been confirmed into the Catholic Church.

The Capuchin Franciscans – Western American Province, a spiritual organisation in California, took to Facebook on 2 January to announce the information about LaBeouf’s affirmation. The 37-year-old actor’s affirmation comes multiple yr after he first revealed that he transformed to Catholicism.

In the images from the spiritual organisation’s Facebook publish, LaBeouf might be seen posing with monks. The Capuchin Franciscans additionally congratulated the actor within the caption and praised his dedication to Catholicism. “We are thrilled to share that our dear friend Shia LaBeouf has fully entered the Church this past weekend through the sacrament of confirmation!” the organisation wrote. “The Capuchin Franciscan friars are overjoyed to welcome him into the fold and witness his deep commitment to his faith journey.”

The Capuchin Franciscans highlighted LaBeouf’s profession in Hollywood and mirrored on his journey with the faith. In August 2022, the Transformers star first revealed that he transformed after finding out Catholicism for his film, Padre Pio.

“Shia LaBeouf, known for his incredible talent and passion in the entertainment industry, has embarked on a profound spiritual journey that has led him to embrace the teachings of the Catholic Church,” the Facebook publish continued. “His decision to fully enter the Church is a testament to his sincere desire to grow in his relationship with God and live out the Gospel values.”

The Capuchin Franciscans added that they “believe in the transformative power of faith and the incredible impact it can have on one’s life,” earlier than applauding LaBeouf’s non secular journey.

“We are humbled and grateful to walk alongside Shia as he takes this important step in his spiritual journey,” the organisation wrote. They concluded the publish by encouraging folks to rejoice “this momentous occasion”, as LaBeouf “continues to deepen his faith and seek God’s guidance in his life”.

“May his example inspire others to explore their own spiritual paths and find solace in the loving embrace of the Church,” the publish concluded.

Speaking to The Catholic News Agency, LaBeouf’s affirmation sponsor, Capuchin friar Brother Alexander Rodriguez, claimed that “sometime in the future” the Holes star desires to change into a deacon – who’s a member of the clergy.

“He just spontaneously said, ‘I want to become a deacon,’ and he still feels that way,” Rodriguez mentioned.

According to the publication, LaBeouf’s affirmation occurred at Old Mission Santa Inés in Solvang, California, on 31 December 2023. The sacrament of affirmation was reportedly finished by Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, Bishop Robert Barron.

Months earlier than his affirmation, LaBeouf addressed how his function in his 2022 movie – through which he performed Saint Padre Pio – inspired him to transform. In an interview with the National Catholic Register in June 2023, he specified that earlier than becoming a member of the movie, he’d been struggling together with his psychological well being.

“I can identify with Pio. He’s a man who suffered in silence and with patience,” he mentioned. “When you feel like you’re being accused of things that aren’t real, you have multiple options: you can get on social media and start explaining, showing receipts. But as I learned about Padre Pio, I found that excusing certain behaviours, getting loud… all that started to fall away. The deeper I got into Pio, the more he gave me a very productive, instructive way of moving in the world, coming out of the ‘shame cage.’”

His feedback got here after he was dropped from a number of initiatives, in addition to his expertise company CAA, following allegations of abuse made towards him by his ex-girlfriend, FKA Twigs. In December 2020, the singer (actual title Tahliah Debrett Barnett) sued him for “relentless abuse” together with sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional misery.

LaBeouf later denied inflicting Barnett “any injury or loss”, saying that she was not “entitled to any relief or damages whatsoever”. The trial date for the case towards LaBeouf was set for 17 April 2023. However, the courtroom date was pushed again in 2023, with Pitchfork reporting in November that the trial had been rescheduled for October 2024, in line with courtroom paperwork considered by the publication.

In August 2022, LaBeouf mentioned in an interview with Word on Fire Catholic Ministries’ Bishop Robert Barron that in an effort to higher perceive Saint Padre Pio – who he portrayed within the biopic – he lived with a monastery of Franciscan Capuchin friars. After expressing that the expertise helped him “draw away from worldly desires”, he claimed that he was “tricked” by God in a great way, which he didn’t realise till some “time had passed”.

“And when I got here, a switch happened,” he recalled. “It was like Three-Card Monte. It was like someone tricked me into it, it felt like. Not in a bad way. In a way that I couldn’t see it. I was so close to it that I couldn’t see it. I see it differently now that time has passed.”

The Independent has contacted representatives for LaBeouf for remark.