"The Parson's End" "Step right up, ladies and gentlemen," "A show to top all shows," "A drama of passion and love, Love and passion..." "Enough of that, girls." "Get going and sing!" "Thirteen outlaws stabbed a lord," "The blood flowed red around the sword," "Where are the actors?" "He always shows the actors!" "Get into your costumes!" "As for acting," "Friends, acting must be done with feeling, with sincerity." "For example, when I laugh, I mean it!" "See?" "And when I cry." "It's with feeling naturally." "You there." "Look natural." "That's it, exactly." "...love and passion, that's the fashion." "The maiden Anna, sweet as mama, loved her Tony, brave and brawney." "You mean I wear this?" "Shut up!" "The boss knows what he's doing!" "Anna's folk approve." "They don't know he's not so smart" "That he's fallen for Majka." "The local tart." "Who are all these people?" "What are they doing here?" "Oh, those are only observers and advisers." "What?" "They're going to check whether we have fun." "The blood flowed red around the sword." "Everything is absolutely true to life and absolutely fictional." "You'll see a teacher scrape and smile and hide his free mind all the while." "Just make sure it's clean." "There are children around." "People ought to love each other." "On the other hand, don't go easy on anyone who doesn't deserve it." "Okay, so we'll toss a preacher in, right?" "Far away in a distant land dwelt a solitary man" "Who was to save them all." "Little does he know, what God has prepared for him." "Bless you, Father, our little one here..." "Father, don't run away." "Would you give him..." "The sacrement of Holy Baptism?" "Sorry." "Granny, but the priest is out..." "That's all right, you'll do as well as anybody, Sexton." "But really, I can't." "You'll have to wait for the priest." "But what if the good Lord calls him before then?" "You, say something, tell the Father why..." "That's the child's father?" "Lordy, no, she don't even know who the father is." "Please, Father, please..." "Well...well.." "Go on into the baptistry." "God bless you, Father." "If only we had you back home." "Our parsonage has been empty for years." "Listen to him yell...and a while ago I thought we'd lose him." "Give him a drink!" "How can I, Grandma?" "You should have been ashamed in the first place!" "The Father won't watch." "He's drinking!" "Is he?" "Just a minute, Father." "Couldn't you come for our patron Saint's day?" "God bless you, Granny." "Make it snappy, the wedding party's due." "Did you give the altar boys clean robes?" "Yes, Father." "What's that?" "He asks if you are the sexton." "What's he saying?" "Let him finish." "Oh what?" "You're to line them up for the ceremony." "The master of ceremonies is drunk." "The mademoiselle here...and you come here... there you are..." "the sea-sick gentleman..." "Up you go..." "The mother of the groom and the bride stands by the groom..." "Hurry up, make it snappy." "Dearly beloved..." "I don't want to mary him!" "I'm not the bride, my mother is!" "The sexton misunderstood!" "The sexton?" "!" "All's well that ends well." "Here, Father, for christening the baby." "What am I to do with it?" "Take it, Father, please." "Well, Ma, what do you say?" "Are we a happy family or aren't we?" "And what the hell is eating you?" "Why don't you talk to her?" "Isn't she your girl?" "This will kill you, Louie." "Down the hatch!" "Just so he doesn't pass out on us." "He can take it, teacher boy." "This is what our whole life will be like someday." "That public address system I had installed." "A sign of prosperity, culture, and people will love each other." "Except for Louie here, he's an anachronism." "I mean, our society has eliminated hobos." "We ought to find him a job." "He's no good at anything, but getting drunk." "Make sure they're good and greasy!" "Granny, here, since you can't come down." "Come here." "What's up down there?" "Everyone's having fun, ain't they?" "But I've got to go." "Wait a minute, sugar." "Nobody's ever got time for me." "You keep stuffing me like a pig." "Go to hell with your damn food." "I want some company." "And what is your main subject?" "The problem of commitment in art." "An esoteric question, true, but a complex of phenomena integrated with creative activity." "Avant garde trends..." "Say, teacher, that PA system is really something!" "Yes, it will really be fine." "People really ought to love each other." "Are they taking him to the pigsty?" "When he comes to, he'll wind up in the haystack." "Do you know how many drunks have burned to death in haystacks?" "No great loss if Louie should catch fire." "True - but he is a human being all the same." "Beautiful music, isn't it?" "Granny wants you to come up and see her." "All right, later." "After I get my work taken care of." "Here, give her something to elevate her mind." "And this, John, is for you." "Very intereting, most educational." "Why do you keep giving him books?" "He's the town idiot." "John Christian is actually very interested in scientific atheism." "In who?" "The belief that there is no God." "You mean, like, Johnny's an atheist?" "My book about God." "Religion - the un-scientific belief of the past." "And she brought forth her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes" "and laid him in a manger." "Where's Tonik?" "Am I his keeper?" "Tonik!" "Where are you?" "...as it is written behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass." "What's the matter, Granny?" "What's going on down there?" "They're just having fun." "Fun!" "I'll bring your dinner." "At half past four?" "I'll be busy later on." "Wait a minute." "Wait a minute." "Help!" "Help!" "I'm dying!" "What's the matter, Granny?" "I'm dying!" "Help!" "It must have been the sausage." "I'll call the teacher." "How far is it to the next village, son?" "Who...who are you?" "The new priest." "We never had a priest." "Now you do, son." "Where does it hurt, Granny?" "Everywhere, everyplace, teacher boy!" "And nobody to talk to..." "You want a bite to eat?" "Me here dying, and she says eat!" "The last rites, if anything." "How about a doctor?" "God bless you, my children." "Oh, Father, you're a Godsend!" "You've got to give me the last rites." "You aren't serious, Granny!" "When a body's at death's door, everything's serious." "The last rites is something precious." "You really need it?" "I haven't been to confession for years!" "You wouldn't condemn me to..." "Granny, you've been flat on your back all those years." "But I sinned anyway... in thought and word." "The last rites is a holy matter." "Wouldn't it do if we said a prayer together?" "You think it'd help?" "The power of sincere prayer is immense." "Don't take it so hard, teacher." "She does it to be on the safe side." "You'd better send for the doctor." "Saddle a horse, this time of day?" "See, John, the deep roots of superstition?" "Children, neighbors!" "I'm not dying anymore!" "The power of sincere prayer." "I call it the power of..." "suggestion." "Where's the priest?" "Somebody said there's a priest!" "I" " I want to confess my sins." "I'm a sinner, God, I'm a sinner." "You said it buddy!" "I have to reform." "It's been here for years." "It's yours, it's too small for me." "No friends, I can't stay, really." "It doesn't look like much." "But we'll fix it up for you." "Lovely village." "Everyone so busy..." "Yes, we are improving things." "But it's all for our happy future." "And for the people, mainly for the people." "Because the people are against, I mean, with us." "Truely lovely." "Help!" "Never a dull moment." "The church here is better than in the next village." "Stay here, Father." "We really need you." "But friends, I was headed for the next village." "See?" "The Father was headed for..." "Stay with us, Father." "Surely, it's all the same." "We've been needing you weddings, funerals, christenings instead of the teacher just registering them in the book." "If you get the urge at night, you won't have to go to the church." "We all need to improve ourselves, badly." "And if you need anything, holler." "I'll put some flowers on the altar." "What's up?" "Where is everybody?" "In chruch." "Singing." "In church?" "And you?" "Did you do your homework?" "Well, how much is six times five?" "Six times five is...is" "Even God won't help you pass, if you go on like this." "Sit down!" "I don't know..." "Saint Wenceslas, prince of Bohemia..." "Your hat!" "I see you're hard at work." "Fine, fine." "You know, I always say that above all, we need culture." "Naturally, I don't mean superstition." "God forbid, not that." "I'm opposed to superstition myself." "I stick to the faith instead." "I knew we'd get along." "People ought to love each other." "On the one hand, I'm an atheist..." "On the other, a little religion can't hurt." "It refines our sensibilities." "What would the future be without sensibility?" "An emotionless future is no future." "That singing is lovely." "Yes, aside from its significance, liturgy has its poetry as well." "Poetry, that's it, stick to poetry." "I mean, you'd better stick to the church." "I'll take care of civil matters." "Father, the children especially." "I was always interested in the future, above all." "And that means children." "And I'll take care of them, too." "What is it, my good man?" "I want to go to confession." "They called it an inflammation at the hospital." "I know the urologist there..." "Father, I've sinned, every day." "With the baker, the blacksmith, and two I don't even know." "Once, or frequently?" "Lots of times." "But I deeply repent..." "Where is he going?" "Mother told me to come and say I've committed the seven mortal sins" "I was lazy, proud,avaricious, envious and immoral." "Look, son, tell your mother I'll hear your confession some other time." "Aren't you feeling well, Father?" "No, my dear friend." "It's just that the cup of bitterness sometimes overfloweth." "Look, Father, what I brought you." "The Savior's eyes follow you everywhere." "What happened?" "They used to do arithmetic and now it's soccer." "They ought to teach them to be good...not rougnecks." "We've got the Father, to keep their soul heatlhy." "Leave their souls out of it!" "Father, I'm a music lover myself, but the children are my affair." "They come here on their own." "They say they have civics in school instead of music." "That's a lie!" "Sometimes they had theory, and they didn't like that, and I don't have an ear for music..." "Well, really..." "See?" "Do you want me to teach them to sing off-key?" "You and me, we want the same thing." "for people to love each other, help each other." "Our opinions differ only in details." "What details?" "Like is there or isn't there a God." "So why shouldn't we help each other?" "I'm all for it." "I just won't back down on my principles." "Naturally!" "Principles are principles!" "But look at it from the philosophical viewpoint." "I work with children on the verge of adulthood." "Whereas you work with their elders, on the verge of death." "Yes." "We are all on the verge of the same thing." "Yes." "The future." "Yes." "Death." "Forever and ever, amen." "You look down at the mouth, Father." "You don't get much rest, do you?" "Blackjack." "Don't waste the sign of the cross." "As long as I've got you." "Nobody gives a shit for me anyway." "Twenty." "Even God won't help you." "Twenty-one!" "Damn it, who taught you to play blackjack?" "Johnny will have to run to get some more pennies." "Now the preacher can polish his crucifix till he's blue in the face." "Where will we put it when it rains?" "Let's move the criminals from the pigsty to the woodshed." "That's none of my business." "Talk it over with the police force here." "And now we'll play for the TV set." "Not that, Granny." "They only show a bunch of bullshit anyway on TV." "Granny, that's too much." "Take it back." "I don't believe in getting rich gambling." "I'm a preist." "A swell priest you are." "Priests like you are few and far between." "I wasn't always a priest." "You're a reformed sinner?" "That's why you're so understanding." "Didn't Jesus say that one reformed sinner meant more to him than ten righteous men?" "Did he say that?" "Sure." "Don't you read your bible?" "Of course." "Daily, Granny." "Well, Granny, I've finally found some time." "Why aren't you watching TV?" "Is it broken?" "Let's see." "Without it..." "You're completely cut off from the world, Granny." "The TV works, but my eyes aren't worth a shit, teacher boy." "I should stand you in the corner for that word." "Bullshit." "Granny, really now!" "There is so much vulgarity these days." "And yet we were never better off than today." "Were we ever better off, Granny?" "Nope." "See?" "And yet you keep carrying on this way..." "At least listen to the most important news." "The government met in session and resolved..." "Are you asleep?" "Granny, the govenment...are you asleep?" "No, I'm no." "I'm thinking." "How about a little game?" "Good idea." "Chess?" "Fine game." "Sharpens the wits." "I don't need 'em sharp." "I need some fun." "That's it." "There's eight times eight squares." "Black, white, black..." "And now the chessmen." "This is the pawn." "The working class of chess and the most important." "With people like you, friends, everything is possible." "Your lives aren't easy." "Your callosed hands feed millions, and yet there is enough to spare to buy a splendid machine like this." "You might ask, why a fire truck?" "True, we've done away with fires." "But it will serve as a warning to anyone who might want to cause a fire." "People ought to love each other and not cause fires." "Under the rule of this beautiful fire engine." "We will never have another fire in our village." "Fire!" "Fire!" "Water pressure must be low." "Nonsense." "New-fangled nonsense." "Buckets were fine when I was a girl." "Should we go get the buckets?" "Nonsense." "Don't panic." "Everything is under control." "We have a fire truck." "What should we do, Father?" "Pray." "There's no depending on anything these days." "A miracle." "It squirts!" "The good Lord sent us a miracle!" "But the hottest of flames, friends, are the flames of sin in your hearts." "When I see that the best of you are no better than thieves and adulterers," "I am sad." "Where are your resolutions?" "Your promises to atone?" "Words, words, words." "I ask myself, what makes people submit to temptation again and again?" "I look at myself and I know." "People behave as if being human meant having privileges only." "Being human means, above all, having duties." "Not to be prideful, but humble, helpful and modest." "So let us repent and pray to God." "God, punish me, I am a sinner." "It's a blessed land, John." "Especially since you came, Father." "You're a good boy, John, like John the disciple." "I know you're fond of me." "You know, I never knew how much a pastor means to his sheep." "I'd like to be a real priest." "A proper one." "But you are!" "I'm not, John." "I know." "You're actually more than a proper priest." "Reverend Father, can you spare a moment?" "I've mass to serve at ten in the next village." "Your believers are patient." "They'll wait." "I'm in favor of a dialogue, Father, but not if you're always ahead." "You must admit that this is a threat to my privileged postion in the village." "Dialogue has to be useful." "Whom?" "All of us, of course." "Do you know of anything useful to everyone?" "What?" "What?" "Eh?" "Anything that our town council decides." "It represents us and decides for us, and there is nothing more perfect, than our town council." "There is nothing more perfect than man." "Nothing more imperfect." "Don't you believe that in man?" "Man has his faults, but in essence, man is good." "Man is, in essence, evil." "He only has his good attributes." "See?" "I told you we agree." "So why shouldn't we lead the village, hand in hand towards the happy future?" "...the devil taketh him up unto an accordingly high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world... and said,'All this will I give Thee if thou will kneel and worship me,'" "What I mean, Father, is that I'm all for dialogue, if you recognize my leading position in the village." "It's a fact anyway, there's no changing it." "If we agree, Father, you won't be badly off yourself." "I leave it all in the hands of God." "A man in uniform steps in." "Strict with the poor man and his kin." "With the brass buttons of the sentry," "Damn pigs!" "Somebody's going to break his neck one day." "Are you hurt, man?" "Let me smell your breath." "You've been drinking, sir!" "Heavens, no." "It was the Blood of the Lord." "See the pretty color you made?" "All right come with us." "Lord, no, no..." "His lungs are shot, his guts are torn." "His eyes have ceased to wiggle, ...hear the outlaws giggle." "Those piges are a public nuisance." "We'll have to do something about them." "We'll discuss it." "...hear the outlaws giggle." "Who's in favor?" "...hear the outlaws giggle." "All right, old boy, all right." "Amnesty!" "Amnesty!" "The town council is setting you free." "Since it's the patron saint's day." "I wonder, isn't releasing criminals a bit premature?" "The sooner we'll catch them again." "Where are you going?" "Halt!" "So you insist you haven't been drinking?" "But my nose knows." "At least two quarts!" "Some things are beyond your nose, sir." "Like transubstantiation." "Trans...who?" "Transubstantiation." "Look you, cut that out..." "that kind of language." "It won't go you any good." "That's right." "You've been drinking!" "But I drank the Blood of the Lord." "You can think you drink anything you want." "As for me, you drank wine, and we don't recognize any blood of the Lord." "But we do." "Our law does!" "What law?" "Our law recognizes no such nonsense." "According to the law of the Chruch, wine turns into blood." "We'd be the first to know if the law transforms anything." "That's right." "If something has alcohol in it, it an alcoholic beverage." "But the laws of our state..." "Get out!" "Easy boss." "I'll show you, you and your laws!" "He always squirms out of everything." "Never mind, we've got our eye on him." "You work too hard." "That's why your head aches." "I like my work, John." "But giving out the Holy Sacrament is too much for me " "You are so pious, so deeply religious." "But you have to go now." "Must I?" "You must." "All right, but first take that painting to the rectory." "Dearly beloved." "The promise of matrimony is binding and permanent." "There is still plenty of time to reconsider." "Do you want to think it over?" "And so I ask you before God." "Anna, do you take Tonik to be your lawful husband of your own free will?" "I do." "And I ask you, Tonik, do you take Anna to be your true and faithful wife of your own free will?" "Tonik, you're drinking too much." "Leave me be!" "The Father is the smartest." "He doesn't have to worry about getting hooked." "Is this a wedding or a funernal?" "Or take the teacher here." "How did you manage so long without women?" "Hard to tell." "Can't say I wasn't lonesome sometimes." "What's the matter?" "Is there anything I can do for you?" "God bless you one and all." "I don't know that your condition is the right one to be calling on God." "Even a saint sins seven times daily." "But you're far from sainthood." "But I only sin once..from morning to night." "The Lord is my Shepherd," "I shall not want in green pastures, He leadeth me..." "As for doing away with sin, you're not doing so well." "I try at least to be compassionate." "I help wherever I can." "And what about me?" "From the public address system, to the fire truck..." "I do what I can." "I work and slave and drink only water, and yet people don't..." "Maybe because you do too much for everybody." "Try doing something for just one person once." "Father, I'm unhappy." "Tonik - are you hurt?" "But Tonik, you're married!" "The others were too." "But with you, it's different." "Tonik, are you in there?" "Please, Majka..." "God, you're drunk." "Cut that out." "Let go of me!" "Turn him loose!" "You slut!" "You whore!" "I'll kill you!" "Leave Grandma's veil alone!" "I hate you, you bitch!" "Why the vulgarity?" "Can't they say it without words like that?" "You filthy whore." "I'll show you!" "Damn it, where is everybody?" "Are you all drunk already?" "And it's only five o'clock." "Aren't you ashamed, Mary Magdalene?" "Tempting a married man?" "It was him, not me!" "A kick in the behind is what she needs." "Where is the priest?" "What do you think, Father?" "...and when they had set her in the midst he said unto them..." "He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone." "Go and sin no more." "Can you spare me a moment, Father?" "Excuse me." "I know that people ought to love one another." "This is a question of justice." "How about the poor girls who wouldn't dream of at least not as openly." "Not for our deeds, but by your mercy, forgive us, Lord" "No." "This is too much." "If you think that choir singing and altar boy-ing will teach you arithmetic," "you're wrong." "Wrong." "God won't save you, Jude." "I know, there is no God." "Only one thing can save you." " I'll study well, now " " That won't help you either." "I'm going to talk to Jude in the hall." "I want it perfectly quiet in here!" "Kokes, you're in charge." "Quit bawling." "You've one more chance." "When will you be back, Father?" "I don't know, John." "I may be transferred to another parish." "They can't." "You stil have a mission here." "Mission?" "I go where God sends me." "Good morning, Father." "God bless you, son." "What is it?" "What did you tell the Reverend Father?" "What did you tell him?" "That Majka said for him to come to the haystack." "Who told you to say that?" "Aren't you ashamed, picking on a little boy?" "God bless you, Father." "God bless you, Majka." "What is it?" "What?" "I don't know." "You wanted to see me." "I always want to see you." "I was so ashamed." "You must think I'm awful." "We're all sinners." "We all need forgiveness." "The Father is in the haystack with Majka!" "When I confessed it to you, I felt better." "I know." "Majka." "I understand." "Reverent Father!" "Run!" "Run!" "Run!" "She tricked you into coming and now the whole village is after you!" "Jesus, that's a lie!" "Honest, Father, it isn't the truth." "Father, it's not true!" "Come on out!" "Majka, Father!" "They are in there!" "We know you're there." "Your flock wants to talk to you." "Fire!" "Fire!" "Run everybody!" "Let's get out of here." "Fire!" "It isn't true, Father, I didn't..." "It's isn't true, Father." "What's going on?" "I don't know, Granny." "Fire, I suppose." "Fire, what the hell." "Let it burn." "Here's Grandpa." "I'll put him back again when you're through." "I wonder if he'll recognize me, up in heaven?" "What kind of nonsense is that?" "No nonsense, sugar." "It's pretty bad." "If only the Reverend Father was here." "God knows what they were really doing in here." "Maybe she has sung her catechism with him." "Find anything?" "Still nothing?" "Nothing." "They must have burned to death." "This shouldn't have happened." "No one wanted this to happen." "Poor girl, she was good to everybody who asked her." "They could have even gotten married, if it weren't for the church." "Here he is." "Alone." "Why was he alone?" "His lung are shot, his guts are torn." "His eyes have ceased to wiggle, hear the outlaws giggle." "What's all this about." "Out!" "Two distinguished gentleman of the cloth, white-skinned, black-skinned, bishops both." "Instruments of heaven's might." "Arrive in a carrage in the night." "Have you seen the Reverend Father?" "The Reverend Father!" "Impossible!" "Reverend Father!" "A miracle!" "Where are you going?" "I have to leave, friends." "I'm called away." "Father Granny is calling you." "She's really in a bad way." "You have to come to her!" "And who is this, then?" "Louie the vagabond!" "Louie!" "Louie the vagabond!" "It was Louie the vagabond!" "What was it you were saying brat?" "Making up stories about the Reverend Father?" "It wasn't my idea!" "Whose was it?" "Teacher, the Reverend Father is alive!" "Thank God!" "It wasn't him!" "You see where alcohol can lead neighbors!" "Such a promising fellow, and see what drink has done!" "Oh it hurts..." "Oh Father, oh Father." "And wouldn't a little prayer do again?" "No, Father, not this time." "I was faking that last time." " Faking?" " That's right." "But this time, it's bad." "Give me the last rites, Father." "Please, Father, please..." "John, how long would it take to get the deacon from town?" "Father please, don't leave me alone." "You remind me of somebody." "a little of my old man, and a little of Jesus." "It must be that Jewish face of yours." "Please, Father..." "Stay here, light the candles." "Unfortunately, the church here is unoccupied." "We have so few priests." "Oh, we have enough of them." "Do you hear an organ playing?" "I hear it, but I don't understand." "I really don't understand." "Perhaps my chauffeur stopped at the wrong village." "Incredible!" "A church full of believers..." "singing!" "Your church is in the perfect order, I believe." "And so many generations." "I beg your pardon?" "I don't understand." "Well, Excellency, my Latin is pretty poor." "But you aren't so old yet." "Help yourself, help yourself." "You aren't so old, please, the consecration." "Anno milesimo..one" "It is a long time ago." "You can go home now, John." "What does he say?" "You look familiar..." "Help yourself." "You look familiar..." "That's it!" "At St. Roche's!" "Well, I..." "Excellency..." "I'm not a priest." "What are you, then?" "A sexton." "What does he say?" "I am at a loss of words." "Try a dictionary, then." "You have no servants?" "Not even a maid?" "Don't forget to pack your bags." "You're going to the police station with us." "Take off that robe." "Just one thing." "May I assist you at mass tomorrow?" "You're out of your mind." "A hundred years' worth of sacrilege and he has the audacity..." "I know, I wanted to make up for it." "The authorities will see to you," "But God will be the one." "Perhaps God will be merciful." "Hope and pray." "Excellency, I don't know if I dare..." "Something else?" "Could I apply to attend seminary?" "The sinful pride of it!" "I mean, after I am punished." "I've been considering it for a long time." "I wasn't much of a believer, but I've come to see how much we all need faith and consolation." "Dear Son, God closes the door to no one." "I can only say, go and pray." "Father, please, my sister is dying." "The Last Sacrament, Father, please!" "I'd like to, but..." "I'll go myself." "Oh Father, she'll be pleased." "She's unconscious." "Extreme unction?" "Yes, I'll go myself." "And you stay here and pray for your sinful soul." "Open up!" "Gentlemen, we'll have to stay here." "There's not enough room in my house." "Of course, I don't know why." "You gave us the first tip." "What's this?" "Clean it!" "No, I only reported that the priest drives when he's been drinking." "I didn't know you'd..." " It's a good thing." "If you'd known something and not reported it..." "Yes, of course." "But I'm against all of this." "I only wanted to scare him, but not to ruin him." "So you're on his side?" "Oh no, not that!" "Then watch your step or we'll come and pick you up too." "Me?" "What for?" "Why?" "We'll find something on you, don't worry." "On anybody, in fact!" "How terrible!" "Do you know what you've done?" "Christenings...well, no child died, that can be fixed." "But Last Sacraments, weddings..." "You've made Sodom and Gomorrah of this village." "No, not Sodom." "Not me!" "Well, at least your conscience is clean." "Father..." "Father." "Reverend Father..." "Father, I didn't send Jude, really I didn't, honest Father." "Honest, Father." "I, didn't send him, ever." "I like you, Father, lots." "I love you so much!" "All right, Majka, but now " "I know you're a priest." "I don't want anything, just so you're not mad." "Father, I know you're a priest, I mustn't think of you that way..." "Is anyone there?" "Father, who is that in your bed?" "A bishop." "God, and who's he?" "Another bishop." "They even brought a sexton along?" "Shh!" "No." "Why are they looking for him?" "There isn't any sexton here." "Yes there is." "Where?" "Here." "Where, here?" "Shh!" "It's me." "I'm no priest, I'm a sexton." "Jesus, you aren't a priest?" "What's you name?" "Albert." "My God!" "Get thee behind me, Satan!" "Retreat, evil apparitions!" "Scandalous!" "Where am I?" "In a den of sinners?" "Or the home of a clergyman?" "Haven't you seen the Reverend Father?" "We'll expose him before the public." "Hadn't we better wait?" "Until after mass?" "No, we'll strike now." "It's a matter of strategy." "Our Father is in well with the church " "Two bishops at the patron saint's day mass." "Two of them!" "Beloved in Christ." "You have gathered to celebrate the day of the sanctification of your church, the day of your village's patron saint." "In the name of the law, I arrest you." "Do you know who I am?" "I am Joseph, first bishop of the province!" "Come with us." "Oh, God be with us..." "Revolution!" "Wait!" "Stop!" "Turn him loose!" "That's not him!" "Over there!" "Father, they're after you!" "That isn't what I wanted to happen." "Wait, I'll give you a hand!" "Stop!" "My God, what have I forsaken thee?" "What a horrible fall..." "like a fallen angel." "May we ask God to forgive him?" "I've forgiven him already." "He was a sinner, but there was a longing in him." "Who knows how God will judge our deeds." "Can he be stricter than people?" "This isn't what we wanted." "He was a good man." "On the one hand we didn't agree with him, true, but on the other hand people ought to love each other." "Let me voice our regret over this tragic, deadly, accident... but I know better than all of you, that life goes on!" "And we have brave deeds and a happy future ahead of us." "Twelve black outlaws in prison for their sins." "Number thirteen is on the loose and goes on killing!" "Number thirteen is on the loose and goes on killing!"