Once an agnostic, Hollywood movie star Shia LaBeouf has “fully entered” the Catholic Church, according to a Capuchin Franciscans – Western America Province Facebook post on Tuesday (Jan. 2).
The 37-year-old actor, who has starred in the blockbuster films “Transformers,” “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” and “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” told Interview Magazine in 2014 that he “found God” during the filming of “Fury.”
That movie is about a “grizzled tank commander,” played by Brad Pitt, who has to make hard decisions while leading his tank soldiers across Germany in 1945. LaBeouf plays Boyd “Bible” Swan, a member of Pitts’ crew who quotes Bible verses throughout the film.
“I became a Christian man, and not in a f**king bulls**t way—in a very real way,” LaBeouf told Interview Magazine. Pitt “was really instrumental in guiding my head through this,” LaBeouf said.
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Throughout his career, LaBeouf has weathered his share of controversies, including being arrested for disorderly conduct, harassment, criminal trespassing, and public intoxication. In 2020, LaBeouf was a accused of sexual battery and physical and verbal abuse by actress FKA Twigs, a former girlfriend he met on the set of “Honey Boy.”
LaBeouf has admitted that he isn’t proud of some of the things he’s done in his life and has said that he’s “hurt a lot of people, and I’m fully aware of that. And I’m going to owe for the rest of my life,” adding that there is a “long list of people that I need to make amends to.”
But last year, during an interview with Bishop Barron, the actor shared that he had fallen in love with the Catholic faith while preparing for his role as a Franciscan friar in the 2022 film “Padre Pio.”
“We are thrilled to share that our dear friend Shia LaBeouf has fully entered the Church this past weekend through the sacrament of confirmation!” Capuchin Franciscans’ post said. “The Capuchin Franciscan friars are overjoyed to welcome him into the fold and witness his deep commitment to his faith journey.”
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The post continued by recognizing LaBeouf as “incredible talent and passion in the entertainment industry.” It then added that he has embarked on a “profound spiritual journey that has led him to embrace the teachings of the Catholic Church” and called his decision to “fully enter the Church” a “testament to his sincere desire to grow in his relationship with God and live out the Gospel values.”
