Attitudes about Religion

Juan Diego read a lot of books during his early years. Many of them were thrown away by elders in the church because they didn't approve of the content. This meant that Juan Diego was exposed to negative an array of information about the church during his early years. At least some of this information was negative or contradictory. Juan Diego's intelligence allowed him to form opinions based on that information and on his own personal experiences with the church. This results in a negative attitude about the church in general by the time he's an adult.

Juan Diego doesn't hide his feelings in this regard and it's apparent that most people know his attitudes toward the church and organized religion, though they might not know all the details about the cause. This is seen at the end of the story when Juan Diego...