Nightcrawler, The X-Men, and The Catholic Church | An X-Men Video Essay

Nightcrawler is one of the most iconic X-Men to ever appear, hailing from the very beginning of the New X-Men. But despite wowing audiences in both X-Men '97 and X2, as well as for years in the comics, some might forget that Nightcrawler exists as the soul of the X-Men. How does Nightcrawler's Catholic belief impact the mutants? Does this conflict with the bigotries mutants face? And how does Nightcrawler's birth -- either from his two moms or a demon from Hell -- impact his Catholic beliefs? Patreon:   / agramugl   Twitter: https://x.com/AGramuglia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anthonygramug... Chapters: 0:00 My Favorite X-Men 2:04 We Don't See Enough Nightcrawler in X-Men Media 8:28 What Do The X-Men Lose Without Nightcrawler? 10:29 A Catholic Superhero 12:59 Nightcrawler in the Comics 18:06 Chuck Austen's Nightcrawler Doesn't Work 20:30 Religious Fanaticism 26:31 Nightcrawler in the MCU Moving Forward (Give Nightcrawler a Girlfriend)