Religion and Characters in
X-Men: Black Sun #4 (Nov. 2000):
“Fourth Spell: Light the Fire!”
by Chris Claremont, Louise Simonson, Alitha Martinez, John Stanisci

16 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (lead character)	Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)	X-Men; Excalibur  X-Treme Sanctions Executive; Neyaphem [Germany]		3,788
Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (lead character)	Communist atheist (former)	X-Men; Acolytes  Excalibur; Weapon X (Exiles) [Russia; USSR]		4,122
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian	X-Men; Brotherhood of Mutants  Defenders; Avengers; X-Factor; Academy of Tomorrow; X-Club		5,233
Phoenix (Jean Grey)	Episcopalian	X-Men; X-Factor  The Twelve (mutants)		1,905
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan)	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	First Flight; Weapon Plus  Weapon X; Team X; Alpha Flight; X-Men; Secret Defenders; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; New Avengers; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; X-Force [Canada]		8,823
Thunderbird (Neal Shaara)	Hindu	X-Men; X-Corporation [India]		50
Rogue (Anna Marie)	Southern Baptist	Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men  Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy		3,526
Mirage (Danielle Moonstar)	Native American religion (Cheyenne) / Teutonic paganism	New Mutants; Mutant Liberation Front  X-Force; X-Men; Young X-Men (teacher)		470
Cable (Nathan Christopher Summers)	Askani (leader)	Clan Chosen; Six Pack  New Mutants; X-Force; X-Men; The Twelve (mutants); Cable's Underground (leader); X-Saviours; X-Strike		666
Gambit (Remy LeBeau)	Cajun Catholic	X-Men; X-Ternals  Marauders; X-Treme Sanctions Executive; Horsemen of Apocalypse; Weapon X (Exiles)		954
Magik (Amanda Sefton)	Gypsy/Roma; sorceress	Excalibur; X-Men [Germany]		117
Belasco	sorcerer; worshipped Elder Gods; degenerated into demon	[Italy. kidnapped Illyana Rasputin to Limbo]		36
Pilgrimm	alien demon	[explorer]		8
Ru'Tai	alien demons			6
N'Garai	demons	[1st app: X-Men (vol. 1) #96]		17
Pope John Paul II (Karol Jozef Wojtyla) (cameo)	Catholic pope	[Poland; Vatican City]		144

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