Religious Differences

These four women are all Christians, signified by the wooden crosses hanging around their necks. However, they are all from different denominations, and as such, each one considers the other three to be "heretics".

1. The Copt is a member of the Coptic Orthodox Church, based in Egypt, and a follower of coptic monasticism, which aims to permit a deeper connection with God through asceticism, detachment from the material world, and a life of prayer free from external distraction. Owing to her Egyptian heritage, the Copt has tanned skin, with flowing black hair. She is tall and curvy, with purple eyes that seem to have spiral pupils. She wears a robe that is blue-green on the sides and back, and white on the front, with red lining and a red outline of the Coptic cross. [The typical form of the "Coptic cross" used in the Coptic Church is made up of two bold lines of equal length that intersect at the middle at right angles. Each line terminates in three points, representing the Trinity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Altogether, the cross has 12 points symbolizing the Apostles, whose mission was to spread the Gospel message throughout the world.] She also wears a dark-green head-covering and cape that are emblezoned with golden outlines of the Coptic cross. She also has a tattoo of the symbol on the insde of her right arm, at the wrist, as a sign of faith. Her hands are covered by white gloves. The Copt is shy and demure in nature, but nonetheless gently rebukes the other three for, in her eyes, straying from the path of righteousness. She also takes a certain pride in the fact that all Christian monasticism, including the Eastern Orthodox Church, stems from the Coptic example.

2. The Protestant is a member of the Church of England. Protestantism believes in individuality rather than strict adherence to the Church; Protestants reject the Catholic doctrine of papal supremacy, and have variant views on the number of sacraments, the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and matters of ecclesiastical polity and apostolic succession. The Protestant is short and somewhat curvy, with light skin, pale blue eyes and a mop of short platinum-blonde hair. She wears a simple brown friar's robe, with a hood and a reddish-brown sash at the waist, with the sleeves being big and loose enough to hide her hands entirely. The Protestant is cheerful and innocent, to the point of often being somewhat ditzy and clueless. She thinks the other three are silly for so strictly adhering to the rules and putting trust in the Papal church as a 'middleman' between oneself and God.

3. The Catholic is the rare female cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church founded by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles, and that the pope is the successor of Saint Peter, upon whom primacy was conferred by Jesus Christ. It maintains that it practises the original Christian faith taught by the apostles, preserving the faith infallibly through scripture and sacred tradition as authentically interpreted through the magisterium or teaching office of the church. The Catholic is the tallest of the four, and is curvy to match. She has light skin, aber eyes and flowing reddish-blonde hair. She wears a cardinal's choir dress, including a purplish-red cassock with a white sash, scarlet mozzetta (short elbow-length vestment over the shoulders), and a wide-brimmed red hat. Her hands are covered by purple gloves. The Catholic is strict and hot-tempered, her voice laden with a condescending arrogance. She sneers at the Protestant for not recognizing the Church's authority, and dislikes the Copt and Orthodox for disputing the authority of the Pope.

4. The Orthodox is, obviously, a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church, specifically the Patriarchate of Moscow, which operates in Russia and other post-Soviet states. Orthodox faith places a great deal of faith in holy tradition, and rejects some of the Roman Catholic Church's doctrine, such as the Filioque, and disputes the authority of the Pope as one closest to god. The Orthodox is somewhat tall and curvy, with pale skin, bright red eyes, and flowing white hair that keeps her right eye covered. She wears a flowing black hooded robe, with white inscriptions in Cyrillic script and a symbol of the Russian Orthodox cross. Her hands are covered by white gloves. [The Russian Orthodox cross has three horizontal crossbeams, with the lowest one slanted downwards.] The Orthodox is calm and stoic, bordering on a complete lack of visible emotion. She dislikes the Protestant and Catholic for their beliefs, and believes that her Eastern Orthodox faith is a refinement of the Copt's own outdated teachings.