The scene over the doorway of the Church of Sainte-Foy of the Last Judgement shows the damned and condemned to hell on the right and the saved rising to heaven on the left because:

a. in the middle are those who were noncommittal about religion and salvation
b. one enters the church as a sinner on the right but emerges saved on the left
c. in the Christian tradition, the damned are unwelcome in the church
d. a parallel is drawn between sinners who must the right door and saints who must use the left door


Ans: b. one enters the church as a sinner on the right but emerges saved on the left

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