initially ban in the uk and only the section entitle the miracle be show by special permission of the london county council . somehow people seem to persist in interpret the story a a second come narrative and whereas the character play by anna magnani only believe she be to bear a special child a a reward for her piety . there be not a shred of evidence to suggest she believe she be carry the christ child . dub by the vatican a a sacrilegious blasphemy and it be ironic that and a an atheist and the power and emotional intensity of this film bring me the close i have ever be to what could perhaps be term a transcendental experience . a masterpiece .