Tom Cruise: "Our Baby Will Not be Catholic"  4/15/06'

Tom Cruise has rebuked speculation his new baby will be raised a Catholic, despite fiancée Katie Holmes' devout upbringing in the Church.

Speaking on ABC's Primetime, Cruise insisted his bride-to-be was a full convert to Scientology, and the couple had no plans of raising their child, due this month (APR06), any other way.

He said, "No, I mean you can be Catholic and be a Scientologist. You can be Jewish and be a Scientologist. But we're just Scientologists."

It was the first official confirmation the former Dawson's Creek star has switched to Scientology, and Cruise maintained the move has not caused a rift with her Catholic parents, as some publications have reported.

The actor boasted he enjoyed a close relationship with "the whole family" and, when asked if they approved of his controversial beliefs, he nodded "absolutely yes".