Subtle Religious Antics | once-upon-a-time

Sheriff Graham: Do you believe in other lives?

Mary Margaret: Like Heaven?

Subtle Christianity Symbols

After Snow White is poisoned with the apple by the Evil Queen, Snow falls to the ground next to the grave of Daniel, the Evil Queen's first true love. On his grave, there is a symbol of a cross.

In Storybrooke on Miner's Day, the nuns hang a banner. The logo on the banner is a budded cross, which represents the Holy Trinity. The Holy Trinity is the Christian idea of God as 3 beings - The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. Surrounding the logo is the phrase: "Sisters of Saint Meissa Dona Nobis Pacem MMDCXLVIII". Dona Nobis Pacem, which is Latin for "Grant Us Peace", is a saying in the Agnus Dei section of the Roman Catholic mass.

In the convent chapel there are numerous stained glass windows with biblical figures. On the far left is Martha of Bethany. Martha witnessed Jesus raise her brother, Lazarus, from the dead. The middle window is of Saint Margaret of Scotland. Saint Margaret was canonised by Pope Innocent IV in 1250 for her personal holiness, fedelity to the church, and her charitable work and work for religious reform. The final window is of Jesus Christ.

Outside of the Sisters of Saint Meissa's Convent, there is a statue of the Virgin Mary.

The marriage of Prince Charming and Snow White is officiated by a Bishop.

Captain Hook: You may have got the best of me this time, Dark One, but I promise you, in the next life, it won't be so pleasant for you.

Mr. Gold: Well, then, given my immortality, you'll have quite the wait amongst the fire and brimstone.

When Captain Hook says "in the next life", this may apply to Heaven or Hell.

The words "Fire and Brimstone" in Christianity often refer to judgement and eternal damnation.

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The very first scene of Once Upon a Time shows the Seven Dwarfs and Prince Charming mourning and paying their respects to the cursed Snow White. This represents a funeral, which is very common in Christian beliefs.