just some idle thoughts.. again back to my student days in the early 80s....

In literature, plays, movies, etc... frequently encountered characters were "lapsed catholics":
driving the drama though angst, bitterness, confusion, guilt, etc, they were suffering...

What ever the situation, scenario of the dramatic story, they certainly didn't seem to be very happy people...

Maybe a lot of writers of fiction were catholics...???

Irrespective of denomination..
I recall religious guilt as being very problematic for characters dealing with adolescent confused sexuality..

"Oranges are not the only Fruit" being a notable example..

In a 1960s - 80s culture where I grew through various forms of brainwashing,
religion seemed to me to be the most overt form of attempted control..
thankfully offset to some extent by popular media presenting stories and characters fighting back against it....

If I was 35 years younger I'd be able to knock off a 2000 word essay on this between now and tomorrow breakfast,
get on my bike, and hand it in to the lecturer 2 mins before deadline... 😜