Death Comes for the Archbishop Hypocrisy Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #4

[Baltazar's] errands were seldom of an ecclesiastical nature. (3.4.3)

Father Baltazar is a busy man who runs all kinds of errands in his parish. The only problem is that these errands are never religious in nature. Instead, he takes care of his garden and hoards the money that he keeps collecting from the villagers. All in all, he's not a great guy.

Quote #5

It was clear that the Friar at Ácoma lived more after flesh than after the spirit. (3.4.4)

The "Friar" here is Padre Martinez, and people from all around know that he's more interested in having sex with young women than he is in preaching the Bible. The guy sets a pretty awful example for all of the people who put their faith in him as their spiritual leader.

Quote #6

Baltazar's tyranny grew little by little, and the Ácoma people were sometimes at the point of revolt. (3.4.6)

Father Baltazar can't keep getting away with treating the Ácoma people like servants. The only reason he gets away with it for as long as he does is because these people think he has holy powers that they don't want to mess with. Once he kills one of their people, though, all bets are off. They drag him to a cliff and chuck him off without a word. That's what he gets for being a hypocrite.