The film portrays St. Cabrini as merely a woman who accomplishes everything simply through sheer determination and her own selfish will. She is in conflict with the Archbishop, the Cardinals in Rome, the Holy Father Pope Leo XIII and even Holy Mother Church herself. The movie portrays the church as some sort of Good ol' boys club that is against her and sets her up to fail because she is a woman. Of course, this modern-day Gloria Steinem/Angela Davis super woman out foxes all of the boys and gets the upper hand because she is smarter than them.
The film shows nothing of St. Cabrini's sanctity or her devotion to the Sacred Heart. It makes no mention at all that the religious order she founded is named The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It leads the viewer to think she accomplished everything through some natural talent and not through supernatural grace.
The film comes to a climax when Cabrini goes head-to-head with the New York City Mayor, played by John Lithgow of all people. The mayor does everything in his power to prevent Cabrini from accomplishing her good works, but Cabrini gets the upper hand again through blackmail as she threatens to expose the burning of her new hospital project as arson with the mayor at the head of the crime. Cabrini seals her deal with the devil with a toast as he says to her "It's a shame you were born a woman, you would have made a great man" to which Cabrini answers "Men can't do what women do".
The only thing missing was the 1960's slogan "You've come a long way baby".
The film shows nothing of St. Cabrini's sanctity or her devotion to the Sacred Heart. It makes no mention at all that the religious order she founded is named The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It leads the viewer to think she accomplished everything through some natural talent and not through supernatural grace.
The film comes to a climax when Cabrini goes head-to-head with the New York City Mayor, played by John Lithgow of all people. The mayor does everything in his power to prevent Cabrini from accomplishing her good works, but Cabrini gets the upper hand again through blackmail as she threatens to expose the burning of her new hospital project as arson with the mayor at the head of the crime. Cabrini seals her deal with the devil with a toast as he says to her "It's a shame you were born a woman, you would have made a great man" to which Cabrini answers "Men can't do what women do".
The only thing missing was the 1960's slogan "You've come a long way baby".