Martin Scorsese has a parallel shtick: In "Mean Streets" and "Goodfellas," violence often occurs when Italian music is playing on jukeboxes, radios, etc.
I've always felt that Marty's use of the Church in his movies were his way of dealing with his own "Catholic guilt," especially in MEAN STREETS.
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
