." ▁ ▁Over view ▁While ▁in ▁Vienna ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Sch nitt ke ▁decided ▁to ▁em brace ▁Christian ity ▁and ▁be ▁bapt ized ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁sure ▁what ▁church ▁to ▁join . ▁His ▁father ▁had ▁been ▁born ▁Jewish ▁but ▁was ▁an ▁at he ist ▁and ▁both ▁his ▁parents ▁had ▁been ▁devoted ▁to ▁Commun ist ▁ide als . ▁He ▁was ▁drawn ▁to ▁Catholic ism ▁but ▁felt ▁that , ▁as ▁a ▁Russian , ▁a ▁move ▁toward ▁Russian ▁Orth odox y ▁might ▁be ▁more ▁appropriate . ▁Sch nitt ke ▁decided ▁to ▁be ▁bapt ized ▁as ▁a ▁Catholic ▁but ▁made ▁his ▁conf essions ▁twice ▁year ly ▁afterwards ▁to ▁a ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁priest ▁who ▁would ▁visit ▁his ▁Moscow ▁a partment . ▁ ▁The ▁Four th ▁Sym phony ▁reflect s ▁Sch nitt ke ' s ▁religious ▁d ile m ma .< ref ▁name =" iv ash kin 1 6 1 "> I v ash kin , ▁Sch nitt ke '' ', ▁ 1 6 1 .</ ref > ▁The ▁sym phony ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁traditional ▁ 1 5 ▁Myst eries ▁of ▁the ▁Ros ary ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁which ▁re trace ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Jesus ▁through ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁his ▁mother ▁Mary . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 2 ▁variations ▁that ▁make ▁up ▁the ▁sym phony ' s ▁single ▁movement , ▁Sch nitt ke ▁" follow s ▁the ▁can ons ▁of ▁the ▁Pass ions ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ," ▁dep ict ing ▁" de cis ive ▁moments ▁in ▁Christ ' s ▁life "