I think this is a cult movie about hypocrisy of 90's churches and christianity. It's about a priest called Fr Greg. This young priest has a secret second life where he goes to gay pubs and sleeps with men. Even though this two lives of him are quite isolated from one other and doesn't effect his missions as a priest, he feels like a sinner deep inside. He also has questions about christianity and his faith gets even more damaged when he faces a mind-boggling case such as molestation and incestious. Will he stick to the church's rules and safety of the confesser or will he do what seems morally right?
The movie had many messages about christianity too.
Here are some quotes from the movie:
"And we've got a scapegoat today. It's that mythical beast called society. Drug addiction; alcoholism... etc They're not our sins anymore. They are not fault of of the individual anymore. They're society's fault"
"The creation of mankind only started on the sixth day. It hasn't stopped yet. We're taller than we were a thousand years ago. We live longer. We're better educated. More informed. So, creation is an ongoing process. And if you interfere with it, aren't you spitting in the face of God?
If you kill and maim, throw people out of their homes, turn your back on the elderly, if you shut down schools and hospitals, force people out on the dole--ln fact, if you do anything... to prevent one single human being reaching their full potential, aren't you interfering in creation?"
"He wasn't human enough, the Son of God. He had certainty. Heaven, everlasting life, He knew it all with absolute certainty. Well, give me that, and, fine, no problem, you can crucify me as well. All the agonies of the world, no bloody problem whatsoever... because I'd be certain that God exists. But I'm not certain. All I've got is faith. Then something evil comes along, grinning, sickening evil, and faith just runs away in terror."
"I'm in the depths of despair. I look around for an example, and all there is is you. But you perform miracles. You change water into wine. You raise the dead. You, you cured the sick. What kind of example is that? How could you possibly know despair?"
The movie had many messages about christianity too.
Here are some quotes from the movie:
"And we've got a scapegoat today. It's that mythical beast called society. Drug addiction; alcoholism... etc They're not our sins anymore. They are not fault of of the individual anymore. They're society's fault"
"The creation of mankind only started on the sixth day. It hasn't stopped yet. We're taller than we were a thousand years ago. We live longer. We're better educated. More informed. So, creation is an ongoing process. And if you interfere with it, aren't you spitting in the face of God?
If you kill and maim, throw people out of their homes, turn your back on the elderly, if you shut down schools and hospitals, force people out on the dole--ln fact, if you do anything... to prevent one single human being reaching their full potential, aren't you interfering in creation?"
"He wasn't human enough, the Son of God. He had certainty. Heaven, everlasting life, He knew it all with absolute certainty. Well, give me that, and, fine, no problem, you can crucify me as well. All the agonies of the world, no bloody problem whatsoever... because I'd be certain that God exists. But I'm not certain. All I've got is faith. Then something evil comes along, grinning, sickening evil, and faith just runs away in terror."
"I'm in the depths of despair. I look around for an example, and all there is is you. But you perform miracles. You change water into wine. You raise the dead. You, you cured the sick. What kind of example is that? How could you possibly know despair?"