Yes, I had found all 4 secrets and everything else in the game. My statistics screen was similar to Nad's statistics. Assuming the game was not updated, the only thing I can think of other than a bug is that I had gone to the church and nun early in the game while exploring everywhere. I think Mario should answer this if possible.
What are the dates on the data files in your download zip (not the installed game which changes the dates)?
ruins.tr4 -> 25.04.2025 - 05:21:51 - 17.387.786 Bytes
Thanks for the info. The file is the same. Therefore, in the absence of any detailed alternative game information, I can only assume it is a bug caused by too much exploration.
As I stated previously, I did everything that is supposed to be done and picked up all the objects and secrets, etc. This is the strangest ending of any customlevel I have ever played because there are no clues (or readme information) that something was missed or done incorrectly. Thus, it has to be a bug.
Out of curiosity, I replayed the game following Loreraider's walkthrough exactly to both minimize time played and avoid excess exploration. This time I got the ending with the nun and the killer whale.
In the replay (following the video walkthrough) I did all of the same pickups and secrets as the first run through (which did not use the walkthrough). However, in the replay I skipped many areas of exploration and alternate travel routes, additional fish and bird kills, and detailed examination of rooms; and the sequence of exploration was different from the first blind gameplay. Thus, I had an unknown "BUG" in the original gameplay yesterday caused by some unknown move in exploring all areas completely (something that cannot be replicated). Since the exact nature of the problematic cause is unknown, it is too bad that Sponge can't correct the game to prevent someone else from getting this "glitch" problem in the future.
In the walkthrough replay, I did not go to the sea via the underwater tunnel from the dock where secret #1 was (as I did originally yesterday). Also, I did not jump to all cliffs in the water area or explore the sea bottom; nor did I explore the church area and examine the tall cross or nun closely as I did yesterday. I also did not explore all parts of the room with the "proof" cross, or the side pool in the room with the jumpswitch that opened the door to the final area (also done yesterday). I also did not examine all parts of the room and corridors with the erotic paintings as I did yesterday. Perhaps some or all of the additional explorations may have caused the "bug".
Follow up:
Using the walkthrough replay savegames, I have tested your theory about not getting all 4 secrets by not going for the last secret. The missing secret makes no difference because the final cutscene with only 3 secrets still shows the nun in a kayak and a killer whale.
Thus, this confirms the "BUG" theory. Unfortunately, it is impossible to know what caused the bug.
Hätte ich beinahe übersehen. Und das wäre schade gewesen. Hat viel Spass gemacht. 
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