Inri Cristo

Inri Cristo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈĩʁi ˈkɾistu], born Álvaro Theiss [ˈaɫvɐɾu ˈtajs] in Indaial, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, March 22, 1948) is a Brazilian educator who claims to be Jesus Christ reincarnated. He is well known for his many appearances in the media of Brazil and other countries as well.

Inri Cristo regularly participates in lively debates with religious figures, such as priest Oscar González Quevedo (Cristo claims Fr Quevedo is the reincarnation of the Spanish Inquisitor Tomás de Torquemada), and also appears in interviews and comedy shows. His provocative statements about evolutionism, vegetarianism,overpopulation, birth control, abortion, atheism, socialism and capitalism, growth of overall disillusionment, and World War III have stirred much commentary and controversy.

Early life

Inri Cristo was raised by two Roman Catholic farmers of German ancestry, Wilhelm and Magdalena Theiss. Inri had a humble childhood and studied for about three years at the Adolfo Konder School. He quit studying in order to help his mother, whom he calls "the woman who raised him", with domestic supplies, since his father was retired owing to a work accident.