Joan of Arc Page #8

in the faith of God...

...that you're a child of superstition,

a wanderer from the faith...

...an invoker of demons,

an idolater and a heretic.

We once again admonish,

beg and exalt you...

...to cast out and recant

your erroneous beliefs...

...by signing this recantation.

Please.

If the Church...

...wants me to say...

...that my visions are evil...

...then I do not believe

in this Church.

Perform your office!

Wait.

Jeanne, I beg of you, sign.

Don't you understand?

I'm trying to save you.

I want to be confessed.

Sign this and I will

confess you myself.

And may I go to Mass?

As often as you like.

Now, for the love of God, sign.

Sign, Jeanne, and you'll be

free of your chains.

Free of the fire.

Thank you.

You know what you just signed?

You just signed away His existence.

I didn't mean to.

For you...

...He's a lie.

An illusion.

No, no. He told me

that I would be confessed.

In the end it was you

who abandoned Him.

May I have that back, please?

You have nothing to regret.

No.

Give it back to me!

Give it back!

Take her away!

Silence her!

There.

She has recanted.

And we accept her repentance...

...for the Church never closes

her arms to those who return to it.

Now she's your martyr, not ours.

Please! Please!

Enough.

Here.

If you want to get dressed,

try these for size.

My lord bishop!

Come to see for yourself.

Well, take a look.

You see? Dressed as a man again.

Her repentance didn't

last very long, did it?

The Bishop of Senlis was passing by and

was on hand to witness her relapse.

And by what miracle did these

clothes get here?

Not a miracle, my dear Cauchon.

An evil spell.

This girl is a witch, and tomorrow

she will burn for it.

Have the stake prepared

in the marketplace.

Jeanne, I don't understand.

Why did you do it?

And you.

Why did you lie?

You promised I'd be confessed.

It was the only way to have you

saved from the fire.

It's not my body I want to save.

It's my soul.

I ask only one thing:

Please...

...hear my confession.

I can't, Jeanne.

I can't hear your confession.

I'm very sorry.

You want to confess?

I'm listening.

I've committed sins, my Lord.

So many sins.

I saw...

...so many signs.

Many signs.

The ones I wanted to see.

I fought...

...out of revenge...

...and despair.

I was all the things...

...that people believe...

...they are allowed to be...

...when they're fighting for...

...a cause.

For a cause.

I was...

...proud...

...and stubborn.

Selfish.

Selfish.

Cruel.

Yes.

Cruel.

You think you are ready now?

Yes.

Good.

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