The "Hand of God" Church

Guess what I just found out. There's a religion dedicated to the football legend Diego Maradona. I'm not kidding. It's called the "Hand of God" Church, named after the (in)famous Hand of God goal scored by himself, which was actually a hand ball. The goal was so called because of his statement in the press conference after, saying, "a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God".

Members of this church celebrate Christmas on Maradona's birthday, the Christmas tree being decorated with images of Maradona. Maradona's autobiography is their bible.

Here's a photo from Reuters of a Church-goer:

Pablo Lezcano, a member of "The Hand of God" church, which honours Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona, shows an image of Maradona tattooed on his chest after a wedding ceremony in Parque Leloir, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, October 29, 2007. Two couples travelled to Argentina from Jalapa, Mexico, to get married before "God Maradona" in the eve of Maradona's birthday, which will marks the start of the year 47 D.D. ('despues de Diego,' or after Diego) according to the 'Maradonian Church' members, who have been celebrating Christmas on October 30 since 1999.

I love freedom of religion. I wish I could practice it.