Denzel Washington has added a new role to his lengthy resume. On Saturday, the “Gladiator II” actor was baptized at the Kelly Temple in New York City and received his minister’s license. During the baptism, Washington, 69, spoke to the congregation about his faith before he was immersed in water.
“It took a while, but I’m finally here,” he said, according to Archbishop Christopher Bryant. “If [God] can do this for me, there’s nothing He can’t do for you. The sky literally is the limit.
” The “Training Day” star’s wife, Pauletta Washington, also spoke about how proud she was of her husband of 41 years taking this big step in his religion. “Forty-six years later, here I’m still standing next to him as only God will have it,” the actress — who shares kids John, 40, Katia, 37, and twins Olivia and Malcolm, 33, with Denzel — said as her husband sat on the steps of the pulpit, seemingly wiping away tears. “So, I’m very proud of you.
You are the head of our house and you have set a great example for our children, who are now adult children who know the difference because we have shown them the difference.” Denzel, who was dressed in a gray T-shirt and black sweatpants, also posed for a photo with his minister’s license and his certificate of baptism. The “Equalizer” actor’s baptism comes more than a month after he spoke about religion in Hollywood.
“When you see me, you see the best I could do with what I’ve been given by my lord .
