Mary’s religion and her familial ties to the church she inherited from her grandmother Rosemary have long puzzled viewers, especially after it was revealed that she earned said inheritance by marrying Rosemary’s husband, a.k.a. her step-grandfather, Robert Cosby Sr.
Now, the ladies of RHOSLC are starting to ask questions—namely, is Mary running a cult? Lisa is particularly suspicious after one of her friends alleged that he gave the Cosbys around $300,000—which required him to mortgage his house—and later left the church because he was suffering from “extreme religious trauma.”
The cult allegations can’t really be pegged to one singular moment as the cast has discussed the matter on several occasions, and will almost certainly continue to do so as the rest of the season plays out.
For Mary’s part, she has fiercely denied the rumors about her and her church. “I’m not God,” she told Lisa in one episode. “I worship the God in me.”