Cruise is one of its most devoted followers (viaCNN).

“Tom was instantly hooked,” Father Ric Schneider told theNew York Daily News.

“I think he wanted a good education.

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“He had a very strong Catholic faith,” Dempler said.

“We went to Mass, spent time in the chapel and enjoyed hearing stories from the priests.

We thought the priests had a great lifestyle and we were really interested in priesthood.

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In truth, we were too young to make that decision.”