Various faith groups hold a diversity of beliefs towards doubt either promoting it as a path towards truth or opposing it as a conduit heresy A double edged sword as some may say John Patrick Shanleys play Doubt is a firm example of the various ways that Doubt can be perceived Some believe that the plot sheds light on the secret truths of sexual abuse while others believe that it casts doubt on the whole institute of the Roman Catholic Faith The play opens with a sermon given by Father Flynn St