RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The most decorated Olympian of all time, American swimmer Michael Phelps, has become a bona fide Christian icon since extending one finger skyward after he won Gold in the Men's 200-Meter Butterfly event earlier this week, sources confirmed Friday.

Narrowly capturing the win in the Tuesday night race, he immediately put his index finger in the air, held it there, and even wiggled it back and forth for emphasis, as if to say, "Don't miss this finger I am pointing toward Heaven. I do not deserve the glory for this win - Almighty God does!" The reaction from Christian social media was immediate and widespread.

"So happy to see Phelps praising GOD. What a witness FOR HIM!" commented one Twitter user, before later adding "Michael Phelps is clearly a CHRISTIAN ROLE MOD

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