CATHOLIC GROUP PUSHES TO BAN RELEASE OF NEW MOVIE FEATURING LESBIAN

April 15, 2022
3 years ago

A Catholic organisation in Ireland is attempting to prevent the distribution of a new film starring a lesbian nun.

 

 

 

The next film Benedetta, directed by Paul Verhoeven and produced by Mubi, will be released on April 15 - also known as Good Friday.

 

 

 

Benedetta is based on a true story about a real-life 17th-century woman who had an affair with another nun in her convent before the church discovers their relationship.

 

 

 

Benedetta also appears to be marked with stigmata, which is the miraculous manifestation of Jesus Christ's wounds on a person's body.

 

 

 

Director Paul based his picture on the 1986 non-fiction book Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy, which was loosely based on a factual incident.