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Quote #4
The rest of the town are painted as gossips for showing up to see the angel, but Father Gonzaga is there for official reasons—he's got to get a handle on his flock before they're deceived, or distracted, by the newcomer.
Quote #5
But Father Gonzaga, before becoming a priest, had been a robust woodcutter. Standing by the wire, he reviewed his catechism in an instant and asked them to open the door so that he could take a close look at that pitiful man who looked more like a huge decrepit hen among the fascinated chickens. (5)
Father Gonzaga's past as a woodcutter lets us in on his background—he's not just a fancypants priest; he's a manly man. It also shows us that religion isn't separate from everyday life. If a woodcutter can become a priest, anyone can.
Quote #6
Alien to the impertinences of the world, he only lifted his antiquarian eyes and murmured something in his dialect when Father Gonzaga went into the chicken coop and said good morning to him in Latin. The parish priest had his first suspicion of an impostor when he saw that he did not understand the language of God or know how to greet his ministers. (5)
For some reason, the priest gets the idea that Latin—the official language of the Catholic Church—is also the official language of God. Excuse us while we roll our eyes.