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WARNING : This article hold in spoiler forBatman # 53
Batman does n’t think in God … at least not in a traditional sense . The revelation comes at the conclusion of comic writer Tom King ’s first post - Catwoman / Batman wedding arc inBatman # 53 . SinceCatwoman leave him at the communion table , Batman has bewilder himself into his Bruce Wayne identity by serving jury responsibility - on a event where Batman might have gone too far .
It ’s during his effort to prove that Batman is n’t perfect that Bruce Wayne unwrap some personal selective information to his fellow jurors . Bruce Wayne is an atheist , but that ’s a recent change , since Bruce just gave up the belief of his own personal god - Batman .
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Batman ’s religious confession start with Bruce Wayne speak about his own theological background signal , raised as a Christian by his father Thomas . Though Bruce never quite believed in Christianity as a small nipper , he accepted it . That ’s until his parent were murdered and Bruce , understandably , lose religion in everyone and everything .
This is n’t all too shocking to comic fans . on-key , Batman ’s religious background has shifted over the years , and members of the Bat - Family have starred in stories including their personal faiths . While he ’s never been present asJewish like his first cousin , Batwoman , Batman is broadly implied to be some denomination of Christian ( be it Catholic or Protestant ) . The area where thing become complicated ( and most interesting ) is where Bruce set down religiously AFTER the last of his parents .
Though Bruce Wayne does n’t out himself as The World ’s Greatest Detective to his fellow juryman inBatman # 53 , he does explain that a thick belief in Batman saved him . Batman became the symbolization of morality , goodness and faith in Bruce Wayne ’s world . In Bruce ’s own words,“God is above us . And he wears a mantle . "
However , this is all past tense for Bruce . The break - up with Catwoman has sour everything upside down , and show to Bruce that Batman is n’t God after all . Batman could n’t save Bruce from his despair over mislay Catwoman . Batman , or more accurately Bruce , is just a man . He can make error , get ache , and be just as vulnerable as anyone else . Batman is n’t consummate , or even a true symbol … he ’s just a homo . It ’s a perfect turnabout from the preponderating view of Batman afterChristopher Nolan’sDark Knighttrilogy , where the character was specifically design to be a modern mythical figure .
Batman identifying as an atheist sure informs the character ’s personality and how he can and will be perceived . However , Batman # 53isn’t the first time that Bruce Wayne has hint at being an atheist . He ’s just never been so explicit about it . It ’s important to emphasize that Batman denying former notion is n’t portray in a distressing , or even negative light source . Batman # 53doesn’t leave alone Bruce Wayne in a much in force place emotionally than he was instantly follow hiswedding to Catwoman . He ’s still on a long road to recovery , but Bruce Wayne now reaffirming his atheist is n’t a hopeless position .
Batman is bring back to his classic costumein an exploit to build himself up all over again , and find a way back to what he once believe . Batman is no longer an unstoppable force of intelligence operation and brutal strength . And he ’s more fascinating as a event .
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Batman # 53is uncommitted now fromDC Comics .
