A few weeks back I did a write up talking about how I would be as a Pastor to various Superheroes, based on the excellent Priest from the Daredevil series. (BTW, I really liked season 2, though it wasn't as good as season 1, with the very limited use of the Priest definitely part of the reason for that.)
I asked folks to request other heroes I could do, and the main request I got was what it would be like to be a Pastor for various DC heroes, so here we go!
Batman: Man, this would be complicated. It's never easy to be the Pastor for a highly established, wealthy family, because there is always the pressure to kowtow to them in order to keep those tithes coming in. The pressure of being Pastor to Bruce Wayne would be enormous, suspecting that there was more to him than the freewheeling Playboy he always presented himself as. Suppose then I, somehow, learn that he is really Batman... what then?
Similar to Matt Murdoch, I think I become a conscience of sorts, aware of what he was doing and open to talking whenever he felt the need. There are a few religiously based villains in his Rogues Gallery, and so it seems pretty obvious that I would get caught up in some of their shenanigans, or possibly just captured and driven mad by Ras al'Ghul.
Even so, I'm pretty sure that if I died or was permanently disabled, the Thomas and Martha Wayne foundations would see to it my family was taken care of, so I'd have that going for me.
Superman: I can easily see Clark Kent as a regular attendant at church, rather busy with his work at the paper but taking part whenever he can and being super helpful on Church cleanup days. Great for heavy lifting! Then, maybe someday I preach a sermon about people being loved by God for who they are and Clark comes to my office and says; "Who is that, exactly?" And tells me that he is Superman.
At first I'm intimidated. I mean, of COURSE I am. Hello, flying Jesus metaphor! Except, I've never really seen him that way, and added to the fact that I undoubtedly know and adore Clark Kent... we start talking about who is he actually is, what makes him happy, what he does and why he does it. We deal with the tragedy of Krypton and his sense of the world weighing on his shoulders. In the end, I think he would be the most normal of all of the folks I talk about here... because while he is Superman, he is really trying just to be a good guy. A lot like Cap, actually.
Wonder Woman: Having trouble picturing Diana attending church, but eh, let's say Ms. Prince primarily does it to keep up appearances. I try to get to know her and start to develop a friendship once she is properly convinced I'm not going to just tell her to join the cleaning rota and do as she's told... but then what?
We're talking about a Character who, like Thor, has walked with beings humanity has called Gods. And so she talks to me. About what? Maybe we just wrestle with philosophy or she just wants me to see the real her. She knows who she is, is confident in it. Would I be confident in me after that conversation? I honestly have no idea.
I'd read the shit out of that comic, though. Or write it, maybe.
Anyone big I should bring up that I haven't yet?
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