Rocky Balboa - A Christian?

Rocky Balboa debuts on December 2oth in theaters across the U.S.A. Sylvester Stallone recently spoke with a group of Christian leaders on his newfound faith in Jesus. You have to listen to the conference call to fully appreciate it.

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While some have cynically dismissed this claim as a marketing ploy, I didn't find it too hard to believe Stallone when he said that he always intended his character of Rocky Balboa to be a Christian. Rocky forgives those who hurt him, tries to help those in need , and he prays frequently in many scenes. In fact, the opening scene of Rocky (I) has this image.

In the conference call, Stallone said that he always intended the Christian theme of redemption to be part of the story of each movie.