I will die with a smile on my face, with no fear, and I believe in God. ... Paulo Coelho, you will have noticed, did not die when his doctor said he would.

What religion does Paulo Coelho practice?

Though he was raised in a Catholic family, and describes himself as of that faith even now, his stance has been described as incompatible with the Catholic faith, because of its New Age, pantheist and relativist contents. And whatever his sales, reviews of Coelho's later work consistently note its superficiality.

Is The Alchemist about Jesus?

"The Alchemist" also incorporates the story of Jesus and the Centurion in a novel, brilliant way. ... This is also a Gospel-sounding lesson, but it is only the life, death and resurrection of Jesus that proves its veracity.