Brides of Christ (Convent Sisters Cover)

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Summary: Brilliant
Review: These videos are excellent, in terms of story line and content. Ther series cover the lives of the nuns,and pupils of the convent of Santo Sprito in Austrialia. The main ecclesiastical characters, Ambrose(the broadmind Mother Superior) Agnes ( the fundementalist, Mistress of novices')Catherine ( the rebellious one) and Paul( the accepting one) are so believable.The series takes place against the back drop of the swinging sixties and vactican Two, whose reform died with Jonn XXIII. It shows how the nuns react to the changes. Sister Catherine was so credible as the young educated woman trying to conform to the strict tenets of the Catholic faith, and eventually realising she could not.The pupils, Bridget, Frances and Rosemary were all fantastic.This video also highlighted the problems Catholic women had with contraception.Bridget's mother was forced to do a home abortion, because taking the pill was and still is a mortal sin, even if used within marriage.It also showed how divorce was viewed by Catholic society, Frances' mother was ostracised by the other parents, yet the two young sisters Catherine and Paul were given leave by Mother Ambrose to attend the civil wedding. An excellent video, beautifully done.