[Taliesan]

You're assuming the flogging scene was based on the nun, and not on Isaiah 53. Which, of course, was on the screen in the first frame.

[sinkspur]

You're assuming the flogging scene was based on the nun, and not on Isaiah 53

Have you read Emmerich's writings? They're graphic. And, they're "visions," which means they're filtered through the prejudices and experiences of the visionary.

And, they may not even be HER visions, as a secretary transcribed them. The Vatican has long questioned the motivations of this secretary.