Devout Catholic Mark Wahlberg says faith is 'not popular' in Hollywood

But the Ted actor, 51, said he 'doesn't want to jam it down anybody's throat' Mark Wahlberg said he has always talked about his faith as a Catholic Devout Catholic Mark Wahlberg has said his faith is 'not popular' in Hollywood but he cannot deny his religion because that would be 'an even bigger sin' as he celebrated the start of Lent. Wahlberg appeared on the show with a black cross on his forehead - Christian devotees receive repentance ash in the form of the cross on Ash Wednesday, a holy day of praying and fasting. https://t.co/ijCgDGhBi1 pic.twitter.com/W6h0uXvT1j — TODAY February 22, 2023 Devout Catholic Mark Wahlberg has said his faith is 'not popular' in Hollywood but he cannot deny his religion because that would be 'an even bigger sin' as he celebrated the start of Lent The Ash Wednesday ceremony Ash Wednesday is a Christian holy day of fasting that falls on the first day of Lent. Mark Wahlberg attends Steven Tyler's Second Annual GRAMMY Awards Viewing Party wearing his rosary beads in LA in 2019 In April 1988, Wahlberg assaulted a middle-aged Vietnamese man named Thanh Lam calling him a 'Vietnam f***ing s***' before knocking him unconscious with a wooden stick.