Candide meets many members of different religions and sees that they do not practice what they preach. One member he meets is a thief who steals jewelry. The text reads: “Who was it that robbed me of my money and my jewels?”, said Cunegonda, all wet with tears. “How will we live? What should we do? Where can I find inquisitors or Jews who will give me more?” "Alas!" said the old woman, "I have a strong suspicion of a reverend gray friar, who stayed last night in the same inn as us at Badajos. God forbid I should judge hastily, but he came twice into our room and set about his I walk long before us. (23)"' A friar takes a vow of poverty when he becomes a member of the Franciscan order. Later at Candido he meets a Jesuit colonel with marked homosexual tendencies. The Jesuit explains: «You know, my dear Candide, I was very nice; but I became much more beautiful, and the reverend Father Didrie, Superior of that House, conceived the tenderest friendship for me. (37)” He openly and proudly shares that he attracts attention from older men. Candide also meets the Pope's daughter, a man who is supposed to be celibate. The text reads: “I am the daughter of Pope Urban X and the Princess of Palestrina. (25)” All these people that Candide meets show the flaws and corruption in religion and teach people not to place these people so high