Gossip

The movie Doubt has been spurned by the Oscar committee. Ah, well, they do this to the best of movies.

Excellent performance from entire cast.

My favorite story within the story:

Phillip Seymour Hoffman's character delivers a homily in response to the sister's charges:

A woman comes in to confession and tells the priest that she is guilty of spreading gossip. He gives her the following penance, "Take a pillow up to the roof top and gut it with a kitchen knife. When this is done, come back and tell me."

She does as told and returns to the sanctuary.

The priest tells her that now she should return to the roof and collect up all the feathers.

Shocked, she protests that there is no way she can possibly collect up all the feathers. She protests that the wind has sent feathers all over the place.

The priest nods and says, "This is what gossip does."