Everyman

The Fifth Gospel (1990x19)

Air date: Sep 09, 1990

'Why me? Was my soul especially wicked that I should incur a greater curse? Should I wish for a cure? Do I want a miracle? Do I believe in them?' With these anguished questions, a young disabled pilgrim travelling to Lourdes confronts her inner torments about the 'miracle' which might make her 'whole' and thus 'good'. Her guide is a Victorian magic lanternist who has strayed into the 20th century to ask some uncomfortable questions about the nature of miracles and how the Christian church has treated disability.