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Msgr. Benson alluding to The Scarlet Pimpernel is *chef's kiss*

If you want a thorough dressing down of Martin Luther in about 3 pages, it's in this.

My friend, we must stop to examine that attitude of the Carmelites with which we are both only slightly familiar. So strongly to they believe in man's power to save souls by sharing Christ's sacrifice on the Cross, that they fervently love to suffer and be persecuted.

It is the martyrdom of sixteen Carmelite nuns that inspired The Song at the Scaffold. Nowhere was Rouseau so completely contradicted as in religious life, which essentially involves humble submission to authority and subjection of the natural to the supernatural. The Revolution therefore sought to abolish religious life by "liberating" monks and nuns from their "imprisonment."

I am very much enjoying getting a real life, multifaceted take on the characters.

Well that escalated quickly.

I was not expecting to hit "creepy porn addict" on the bingo card but here we are.

I have a curiosity, which I am sure is going to spring a big part of this mystery so I will leave it unvoiced.

Wow, I'm not even to the juicy bits and this plot is chomping at the bit to get out the gate.

First chapter, very atmospheric. I like this a lot so far.

Let it be noted that this jumped The Song of the Scaffold in my to read line, so we'll be dealing with interesting contrasts I'm sure.

Bishop Schneider does not pull punches.