...but how does he KNOW every one was guilty...and hadn’t yet repented....oops.
He didn't know and he didn't care, it was just a job. If you want to see an American equivalent watch this
“All it took was 10 Hail Marys and 20 Our Fathers...”
and
‘...but how does he KNOW every one was guilty...and hadnt yet repented....oops.”
The wife sees Catholicism as a flawed religion because of this forgiveness thing. Her favorite example is the Mafia. Go out and whack someone, then go confess to get forgiveness. Then repeat the cycle.
This story is the same thing, just a different version.