What kind of doubt she has? (Poll)

Answers:

1] B

2] B

3} both A and B



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The doubt that Sister Aloysius has isn't that she has suddenly decided there's a high possibility Flynn was innocent. She always believes he is guilty from the moment Sister James shares her concerns.

In fact, it is long before Sister James tells Sister Aloysius about Donald Miller and Father Flynn that the suspicions begin; it begins when Father Flynn teases the boy in the courtyard about the colour of his hands being different from that of his face and neck (start of film). Later, she says to Sister James that is experience that tells her that something has occurred. Clearly she has seen this happen before.

The doubt comes from Sister Aloysius suddenly wondering if there could be a God who would help a man who is guilty of molestation and essentially initiating an intimate and absolutely inappropriate relationship with a young boy. She has CERTAINTY. Her certainty never fails her for a moment in the film, she knows Flynn is guilty (whether he is or not, is up to us to decide), but what she doesn't know is if God really does exist, for if he does exist, how could he send Flynn to a school where he would become pastor and unlimited access to children that he could easily manipulate to his own advantage?





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What kind of doubt she has? All kinds of doubts. Doubt is an essential part of Christian faith.
In fact the Christian paradigm is: I believe God; help my unbelief. It's not a linear experience and that's the best part of it. There is a critical function of faith which is not nice but it's healthy. Blind belief is necessary to witchcraft and manipulative techniques; they dont't work if you don't believe; while God will always find a way to be part of your life despite your unbelief...


In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.

I don't believe she had any doubts about the priest ( she knew he was at least inappropriate) .....she won in getting him to leave, yes, but now he was sent to head another parish ( a promotion!). I would guess the viewer ( and sister Beauvier) would believe Father Flynn would strike again ( at least in some fashion). What did she have doubts about? My take was that sister Beauvier has had doubts herself for awhile - I am convinced that was why she was also intrigued by Father Flynn's sermon on "doubt." Sure, she was implying he was flawed but the ending confirmed her own doubts. I don't believe it is just a matter of God but many of the "absolutes" she lived and believed in. I suppose a Catholic would understand this best because most if not all Catholics come to a point where life doesn't always work out the way we were taught. Seeing events played out ( the mother accepting Flynn as mentor or MORE, the Church accepting and promoting a man with questionable behavior, people using BALL POINT PENS!)...she clearly not only sees changes she doesn't agree with but very likely doubts the very things they vow to uphold. In this sense, she may even doubt the existence of God but I truly believe she wept over the doubts of what she was and what she believed in was LIE. She didn't want to think that but she did.

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I think it's
a
a
a

She knew he gave him wine by the end.
She knew of something inappropriate. That was basically admitted to, otherwise he would not have left.
Doubt of God. As a Christian, when things like this happen, when the big spiritual leaders or people you look up to in general turn out to be these awful people, your faith is shaken. I related so much to that closing moment.

It doesn´t matter what kind of doubt she has since that last cringeworthy scene doesn´t jive with the rest of the film or her character at all....this is the classic example of a characters behaviour completely unmotivated changes for the sake of the plot instead of the plot changing the character or in this case,for the sake of the films title and theme to be hammered in with a sledgehammer,pretentiously jammed down our throats.

She was a hatefilled,misandric,narrowminded monster who already had decided what the truth was with no regard for the childs wellbeing,it was just a huge egotrip and her mission was to bury Flynn....she succeeded and then in the last scene starts to cry cause....who gives a shi-? She had zero doubt about her crusade but when she´s won,she almost becomes the victim,boo-hoo. We get that the film is called doubt,that the theme is doubt and uncertainty,her sudden change in character does nothing but almost sink a truly great film.