Although Katie Holmes reportedly filed for divorce from Tom to shield their daughter from Scientology, he won’t stop trying to convince Suri to be active in the church. Read on to find out all the details.
Katie Holmes‘ swift and sneaky divorce filing from Tom Cruise was due in large part to shield their 6-year-old daughter Suri Cruise from the Church of Scientology.
Katie settled her divorce from the Rock of Ages actor in just 11 days, and gained primary custody of their daughter.
However, Katie may not be out in the clear according to the new feature in the October issue of Vanity Fair.
Former Scientologist Samantha Domingo (whose ex-husband Placido Domingo Jr. left the church and spoke out after Scientologists told him to disconnect from his wife) told the magazine that the way Katie filed for divorce behind Tom’s back and enrolled Suri in private school automatically makes her an enemy in the eyes of the Scientology — an organization Tom is still so highly affiliated with.
“According to Scientology doctrine, Katie has denied Suri her spiritual eternity in the church. There’s no chance for her now,” Samantha said.
“Why would Katie deny their daughter her spiritual freedom? How suppressive is that? If [Tom] loves his daughter, he will never give up on [Scientology], she continued.
“He will try to use every means available to help his child, and he does think he’s helping his child, but he’s also helping the church control his life.”
However, Tom hasn’t been told to disconnect from his ex-wife and their daughter — an example of how highly he is regarded within the religion.
But it wasn’t so easy with his former wife Nicole Kidman. Tom — and their two kids, Connor and Isabella — were forced to disconnect from Nicole after Scientology officials labeled her a “suppressive person.”
What do YOU think HollyMoms? Will Tom disconnect from his daughter, or try to convince her to join Scientology? Let us know in the comments below!
– Christina Stiehl
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Posted at 5:11 PM on September 9, 2012
When parents are of different religions as seems to be the case here (if it’s correct that Katie has returned to Catholicism), then there’ll always be a wish by each parent for their child to eventually share their beliefs. So yes, it’s possible Suri will have some Sciemtology ideas mentioned in her hearing when with her father and some Catholic ideas mentioned when with her mother. I don’t think there’ll be any overt attempt to influence her beliefs as this would seem to go against the spirit of their divorce agreement. She’ll learn about different religions at school, I imagine, though perhaps not about Scientology, and in the end it’ll be up to Suri herself. Maybe when she learns more about religion in general and some of the problems it can cause, some of the dreadful things done both within some religions and in the name of religion, she’ll decide she’s better without one!