 He issued a public apology after family members of those killed on the flight expressed outrage.Wahlberg is a committed Roman Catholic, and he openly supports same-sex marriage despite the church's opposition.In September 2015, he apologized to Pope Francis about the crude jokes that he made in the film "Ted", and he stated in an interview with Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago in 2017 that he has sought forgiveness from God for portraying a porn actor in "Boogie Nights".