For The Catholic Thing, Scorsese’s film “is not a Christian film by a Catholic filmmaker, but a justification of faithlessness: apostasy becomes an act of Christian charity when it saves lives, just as martyrdom becomes almost satanic when it increases persecution.” According to Brad Miner, Scorsese goes even farther: since Christ did not prevent His own martyrdom, it is He who, somehow, in this infernal logic, bears responsibility for the torments, the pains, the suffering of those who followed Him until the end.” MORE