Anonymous User

As a practicing Catholic adopted in the time of closed adoptions, an unapologetic conservative who votes republican more often than not but does not vote a straight ticket, and a mother of four who adopted one of my children, this movie struck me on several very personal levels. Perhaps that is why I loved it. While this movie does highlight some atrocities committed under the umbrella institution of Catholicism, it also does a fantastic job of showing the true practice of Catholicism in the character of Philomena. The virtues possessed by this woman are a product of her true faith in God and His grace, despite the hypocrisy of the Catholics who brought harm to her. I found this movie to be inspirational and quite deep. The antagonist got me conjuring up my own internal rebuttals. Although the movie is critical (as it should be) of the nuns, and a main character is quite critical of Catholics, the overall message helped to renew my personal faith.