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There is a behavior which is often occasioned by certain events in a person's life. They go into a temporary "rapture" and want to "share" this rapture with the rest of the world who are primarily embarrassed by the personal display.

Unfortunately the pilot chose an inappropriate moment to get personal, as close to heaven as he was, the passengers probably didn't want to be reminded of anything to do with mortality.

These euphoric episodes happen after "retreats" either in psychological marathons or religious retreats, after experiencing a breakthrough in a therapeutic setting, and I have heard some who visit The Holy City on a religious tour cannot think of leaving - that the city is full of these people who wish to exist in proximity to the place where this break with reality was occasioned.

And break with reality it was people.

If the pilot was concerned for the safety of the passengers in any way, it should have been for their physical safety - not their souls. It was his duty at that moment in time to get those good people to their destinations.

Had this rapture been exhibited prior to the flight, he should have been replaced. It is as out of touch and disabling as too many drinks and replaces rational thought - sometimes for days.

The crew was also put in danger by the man and while the Christian and/or religious aspect of his break was well accepted and met with relief, he was not in control when he should have been AT the controls.

Sorry for the cold water, but I hope he has recovered and can now reflect on his mission as a wonderful experience to be shared in less grandiose circumstances glorifying the event as he lived it.