What role does religion play in Baz Luhrmann's 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet?

Religious themes and imagery saturate the film, present in nearly every scene. The title of the film, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, itself incorporates a cross into the title in place of the word "and." In the title card "A pair of star cross'd lovers / take their life," the '+' symbol replaces the letter 't.' Both the Montagues and the Capulets are Christian families, and the Capulets in particular adorn themselves with crucifixes, religious paraphernalia (Abra has a silver grill that says "SIN"), and biblical iconography. Tybalt wears a vest displaying the image of Jesus as he metes out justice to the Montague boys in the film's opening battle, and then later appears in the guise of the devil during the Capulet party sequence. Juliet, on the other hand, is dressed as an angel, and wears white for the entire film. The color white reflects religious ideals of virtue and innocence, such as the image of the white dove, which reflects Father Laurence's desire for peace. The color black, to which Tybalt and the Capulets hew, symbolizes execution and death.