Perhaps this is a parody of the Crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. Later, Candide encounters the daughter of a Pope, a Catholic priest who should have been celibate. Then Voltaire introduces a Jesuit colonel with homosexual tendencies. Homosexuality is condemned by the Jesuits. Towards the end of the story Candide meets his friend Paquette, who is now a prostitute. Paquette tells Candide, “Oh sir, if you could only imagine what it’s like to be forced to caress without discrimination an old merchant, a lawyer, a monk, a gondolier, or a priest” (91). Two of which took vows of chastity. The final hypocrisy is found in chapter 30 when Candide, Pangloss and Martin meet a Holy Man and try to discuss philosophical questions about good and evil. The Muslim slams the door in their face after telling them, “What does it matter whether there’s evil or good?” (111).This shows his rejection for all organized religions he rejects. The story ends with Candide saying “but we must cultivate our garden” (113).This is telling the reader that good and evil do exist and that each individual must work to make life better. The religious institutions are not the answer. The answer lies