... have to confess and obtain forgiveness for the sin before dying, or you would be eternally sent to hell. However, one of the foundation beliefs in God is that he is all loving. This brings into question "Why he would want people to suffer so much to be forgiven?" There is no answer for this. Most Christians believe that God can forgive easily and one does not need to suffer much, if at all, to receive his/her forgiveness. Lastly the main concern to the Church, was regarding "Why the Church punished the girls so much?" when it is regarded as loving. The film gave an impression that the nuns thought they were being loving by helping the girls obtain forgiveness for their sins, however, the audience of the film saw it as cruelty. I think the cruelty shown towards the girls was wrong. My reason for this is that only God ...

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