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==Religious Beliefs==

==Religious Beliefs==

Britten was a [[Christian]] and a practicing member of the Church of England. However he often found this difficult to reconcile with his  [[Communist]] views and his [[homosexuality]] which had, as is so often found, a strong [[pedophile]] aspect. Many of Britten's operas deal with his inner guilt, conflict and torment over the latter problem in particular, choosing themes concerned with harm to children (Peter Grimes), or the guilt of an adult who deliberately corrupts a child (Turn of the Screw).

Britten was a [[Christian]] and a practicing member of the Church of England. However he often found this difficult to reconcile with his  [[Communist]] views and his [[homosexuality]] which had, as is so often found, a strong [[pedophile]] aspect. Many of Britten's operas deal with his inner guilt, conflict and torment over the latter problem in particular, choosing themes concerned with harm to children (in ''Peter Grimes''), or the guilt of an adult who deliberately corrupts a child (in ''The Turn of the Screw'').

==Homosexuality and Links with Pedophilia==

==Homosexuality and Links with Pedophilia==