Life of Pi Quote
Pi Patel (11: [pointing to oil painting of Christ's crucifixion]Why would a god do that? Why would he send his own son to suffer the sins of ordinary people?
Priest: Because He loves us. God made Himself approachable to us, human, so we could understand Him. We can't understand God in all His perfection, but we can understand God's son and His suffering, as we would a brother's.
Adult Pi Patel: [in present, to Writer]That made no sense. Sacrificing the innocent to atone for the sins of the guilty, what kind of love is that?
Priest: Because He loves us. God made Himself approachable to us, human, so we could understand Him. We can't understand God in all His perfection, but we can understand God's son and His suffering, as we would a brother's.
Adult Pi Patel: [in present, to Writer]That made no sense. Sacrificing the innocent to atone for the sins of the guilty, what kind of love is that?
Movie: Life of Pi
