Arnold Schwarzenegger grew up in Christian religion but thinks heaven is 'some fantasy'
By Matthew Martinez
Arnold Schwarzenegger recently sparked a debate after sharing his thoughts on whether heaven exists or not and it has caused many to wonder about the actor’s relationship with religion.
The actor, 75, is making many headlines due to a three-part Netflix documentary entitled Arnold Schwarzenegger that came out on Wednesday, June 7.
Moreover, he also stars in the recent Netflix show FUBAR. In the midst of his busy schedule, the Hollywood star sat down with his old friend Danny DeVito to discuss the profound topic of life and death.
However, his views on the afterlife and the existence of heaven have caused a bit of a social media uproar.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was brought up in Christian religion
As per Fox News, Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed that he was brought up in the Christian faith in a 2021 interview.
“I grew up Catholic, I went to church, went to Catholic school, I learned the Bible and my catechisms,” he said in a YouTube video.
He then talked about something he had learned from his Christian upbringing. The former California Governor talked about having a “servant’s heart.”
“And from those days I remember a phrase that is relevant today: a servant’s heart. It means serving something larger than yourself,” he said.
He urged the elected representatives to have a public servant’s heart and not focus on their own power and profit.
The former Calfornia Governor was born into a Catholic family in Austria in 1947 but is of German descent.
Moreover, back in 2017, the Terminator star shared a Facebook post praising Pope Francis. He called the religious figure a “wonderful leader for the Catholic Church.”
“It was my great, great honor to meet His Holiness Pope Francis. I am a huge fan – he is not only a wonderful leader for the Catholic Church, he is a fantastic steward for all of God’s creatures. His environmental work inspires me and I look forward to working together for a clean energy future,” he wrote.
Actor thinks heaven is ‘some fantasy’
Arnold’s recent interview with Danny for Interview magazine caused much uproar on Twitter.
In the June 5 interview, Danny asks “What’s in the future for us?”
The question made Arnold think of the time Howard Stern had asked him, ‘Tell me, governor, what happens to us when we die?’
I said, ‘Nothing,” the star recalls saying further continuing, “You’re 6 feet under. Anyone that tells you something else is a f—ing liar.”
He further recalls saying that he doesn’t know the spiritual aspect of dying. “We don’t know what happens with the soul and all this spiritual stuff that I’m not an expert in, but I know that the body as we see each other now, we will never see each other again like that.”
At this, Danny chimes in saying, “We deteriorate.”
He further admits that in his mind heaven is “some fantasy,” and “That’s the sad part.”
The actor further admits that he is not comfortable with the idea of death. Explaining his reasoning for the same he says, “Because I will f—–g miss the sh-t out of everything. To sit with you here, that will one day be gone?”
Arnold further wonders out loud who to blame for the fact that one has to die and that life cannot go on forever.
” I tell you, there’s someone that mixed up this whole thing. Think about it. Who can we blame?” he tells Danny.
“You mean that we don’t live forever?” Danny asks and the Terminator star replies, “Yeah. That we have to die.”
