Christus Rex: A City of Stars and Faith Restored
They called him Christus Rex, but he scoffed at the title of cult leader. He was no charlatan, no false prophet seeking to build an empire of followers. He had come not to deceive, but to restore—to awaken a sleeping faith in a city drowning in wealth and want alike.
Vancouver, a jewel of the Pacific, already had its sanctuaries: churches standing resolute, mosques echoing with sacred calls, Sikh temples offering langar to all who entered. Even the Scientologists had carved out a corner for themselves. But something was missing. A Kabbalah center.
“Madonna needs a home here,” Christus Rex mused. “A true place for seekers of divine wisdom, for those who wish to study the hidden light behind the words.”
But his vision extended beyond religion. He dreamed of a City of Stars, not just in name but in reality—a place where the voices of the rich and famous did not echo from ivory towers but rang out from the monorail, the SkyTrain, the very veins of the city itself. Imagine: A-list actors and platinum-selling musicians singing, performing, lifting the spirits of the people—not from behind VIP sections but among them, riding the same rails as the working class, sharing their gifts with the world.
His only demand? That the super-rich split their loot with the homeless, the hungry, and the sick.
“You have so much,” Christus Rex would say, addressing the elite who hid behind their gated mansions in the hills of West Vancouver. “And yet, outside your doors, people sleep on frozen concrete. You spend millions on vanity, while others starve. Do you not see the imbalance?”
Some called him a radical. Others called him a threat.
But those who heard his voice—truly heard it—felt something stir within them. A forgotten faith. A sense of duty. A whisper of something ancient and undeniable.
Would they listen? Would they step off their thrones and walk among the people?
Or would they resist, hoarding their treasures like pharaohs of a crumbling empire?
Only time would tell if Vancouver would become the City of Stars or the City of Fallen Angels.