(O'Connor 38). The archway is almost like an unspoken confession in the sense that once a certain act is committed, all the sins are excused. When Bartleby sees this, he sees his way to get home. In the movie, once an angel loses its wings, it becomes human. Once human, passing under the arch will clear their soul. The only step left is to die and go to heaven, or for the angels, home (Dogma).
             Loki, played by Matt Damon, is a little unsure of his friends plan. After a long discussion, he is convinced it will work. Considering the fact that Loki was the angel of death when he was in heaven, he decides to go ahead and kill a few people on the way to Jersey, starting with the popular icon Mooby. Loki believes that Mooby is too big of a threat to God, and that he has become a bigger icon than "the man" and decides to destroy the makers of Mooby, and at the same time, doing God a favor. Both of the angels know that killing is a deadly sin, but see knowledge in killing for God (Dogma). According to Dolan, there is no account of an angel named Bartleby, but there is a Norse God named Loki (361).
             Bethany Sloan, played by Linda Fiorentino, is "tapped" by the voice of God, played by Alan Rickman. He is a Metatron, which is the highest class of angel who tells her of the dilemma going on with Bartleby and Loki, and asks her to help stop them. In the Catholic religion, the Metatron does actually serve as a messenger of God (Albright 205). He mentions that if she chooses to help, she will have help by two prophets. As it turns out, she decides
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