Father Maxi

Father Maxi is a character in the series South Park. He is voiced by Matt Stone.

Role in the story
Father Maxi is a Catholic priest who serves as the mouthpiece for South Park's Christian community. His personality seems somewhat flexible based on the needs of the show; often he is a narrow-minded and intolerant man who is convinced most people are going to be damned to Hell, often for trivial offenses. In one episode he bluntly claimed that Timmy would go to Hell, since Timmy cannot confess his sins, as he cannot speak anything fluently. However, he is sometimes less of a fundamentalist, as in Red Hot Catholic Love (see below). In either personality he is portrayed as being less than celibate (see "Relationships").

He also seems to know very little about religion; once, when seeing Jesus, he exclaimed "Hey, it's that guy from the Public Access show!" However, considering that Jesus actually hosts a cable access show in South Park, this could be seen for irony purposes.

His church is the South Park Church

Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo
Father Maxi, then unnamed, makes his first appearance. When it's announced that Jesus has been removed from the Christmas play: "If you're going to remove Jesus, remove Santa and Frosty!"

Cripple Fight
Father Maxi claims he will be able to convert Big Gay Al to being straight but it is revealed he made a similar claim about a man called "Peterson" who Father Maxi himself ended up having sex with.

Red Hot Catholic Love
Despite his character flaws, it was Father Maxi who, in the episode Red Hot Catholic Love, unearthed the massive corruption behind the many church-related sexual assaults. He also forced the Catholic Church to stop letting priests molest young boys, even though he performed fornication in a confession booth himself.

Relationships
Though as a Roman Catholic priest Maxi is supposed to be celibate, he does not seem to regularly practice this. Like most of the adults in South Park, he has had sex with Mrs. Cartman at some point in his life (Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut), and was once caught having sex with a woman named Mrs. Donovan (who may be related to Clyde Donovan) in Do the Handicapped Go to Hell? In Cripple Fight he admitted to having once been homosexual but claims to be reformed; however he apparently once had a relationship with a man with Peterson who he was supposed to be trying to reforming of homosexuality. In Red Hot Catholic Love he pushes for a reformation of the celibacy rules as a way to stop priest pedophilia.

Trivia

 * Much like Principal Victoria, his inverted name is a reference to singer Maxi Priest.
 * Like many men in South Park, he is a great fan of the Denver Broncos, going as far as including a Broncos chant in his sermons.
 * In Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut it is shown or at least implied that he has had sex with Mrs. Cartman.
 * Despite being minister for Kenny McCormick's (many) funeral(s) he was'nt minister for the funeral for Kenny's semi-permanent death. Instead, Mr. Garrison was the minister (and was even wearing a preist collar).

Episodes Prominent In

 * Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo (episode)
 * Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery


 * Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?


 * Red Hot Catholic Love