Stations of the Cross Page #3

Maybe you think

I'm really sweet and nice,

but I only think about myself

and how to impress people.

It's so dumb.

I'm so dumb.

You have to put your jacket on,

you're cold.

I'm warm.

Bernadette!

- Coming.

3:
JESUS FALLS THE FIRST TIME

Are you doing quadratic functions, too?

You understand it?

- Most of it.

Look at this.

Can the two here be cancelled out?

No, that only works in multiplication.

Not in addition.

Yes, but 2 times X is multiplication.

Show me.

Here.

If there were another 2 here,

you could cancel out.

Like this you can't.

Do you have Mrs Maeen, too?

No, we have Isenmann.

We had him last year.

He failed two of us.

Could you be quiet?

- Sorry.

We have to whisper.

We don't need to talk at all.

Isn't that a mistake?

Where?

- There. Division by zero.

What kind of sum is that?

This problem here:

"A choir has 80 members,

20 for each register.

The female singers weigh on average

60 and the male ones on average 80 kg.

For a balanced sound

the distribution must be:

30 percent bass, 27 percent tenor,

24 percent alto and 19 percent soprano.

The stage they perform on

can carry 4500 kg.

How many singers of each register

may the choir master employ?"

"Mathematics in Daily Life".

All right, then imagine...

the stage can bear a maximum of 500 kg,

the female singers weigh on average 120,

the male ones 160,

Quiet!

Our choir leader never did such maths.

Do you sing in a choir?

At the church.

What music do you sing there?

- All sorts. Soul and gospel.

And Bach, too.

And what do you like better?

I prefer Bach.

Do you like it for the beautiful music

or for the content?

Both.

What kind of music do you listen to?

I'm not good with music.

Electro, or charts or hip-hop?

I don't like hip-hop, either,

but sometimes I like rock.

But...

Can you like both rock and Bach chorales?

Why not?

Well, er...

Rock music

often has satanic influences.

Like backwards-messages?

That, too.

But the whole music

is based on demonic rhythms.

Really?

Too much!

A rock band

played at one of our services.

I didn't like it much.

Which is your parish church?

- St. Athanasius.

You wouldn't know it.

- Are you an altar server, too?

We don't have female ones.

- Why not?

Because female looks

might distract the faithful from prayer.

Really?

- Yes.

You know, girls use make-up,

worry about their hairdos,

and want the men to look at them.

But couldn't boys be a distraction, too,

if the women look at them?

Boys don't set store by all that.

Girls, by their nature...

- Shut up!

It's a special church you belong to?

It's the Society of St. Paul.

We're not a special parish.

We just practice Christian tradition.

Do men and women sit apart?

No, but we...

Oh, forget it.

- What?

They administer the Host

onto our tongues.

Too much!

- Yes, yes, too much.

Everyone says that.

But touching the sacrament

like some piece of bread...

that's much worse.

Check it out online.

I've got work to do.

Me too.

What's your name, anyway?

I'm Christian.

Maria.

You know what I was just thinking?

Instead of looking online,

I could just come along with you.

I'd have to ask my parents.

You could come to our choir, too.

We rehearse on Thursdays.

I have to mind my little brother a lot.

- On Thursdays?

Sometimes.

- How old is he?

Four, but...

he is sick.

- What's wrong with him?

No one knows, he can't speak.

- Why not?

I just said, no one knows.

Does he like music?

Yes.

He's always happy when he hears music.

You could bring him to the choir.

This Thursday would be good.

We're starting a new piece.

Okay?

We'll see.

I've got to go.

See you.

4:
JESUS MEETS HIS MOTHER

Hello, Mom.

- Hello, Maria.

You're pretty late.

Sorry, I forgot the time.

You've got a watch.

I was engrossed in things.

What things?

- Maths.

But you find maths easy.

It was a complicated problem.

Have you got a cold?

- No.

But you look very pale.

- I'm fine.

I don't want you getting sick again.

Have you got a temperature?

We'll check at home.

What do they mean, no right turn?

And there's nowhere to park anymore.

You can park out on the ring

and take the bus in.

Yes, the park-and-ride.

It's bothersome.

Well...

it's better for the environment

if there are fewer cars.

But no one seems to think about people

with children.

Nice of you to clue me in.

People with children

are unwelcome these days, anyway.

Every doctor's assistant offers you

her unsolicited advice.

Today, that girl at the neurologist

had the impudence to ask me

Do I talk to him enough?

What did the neurologists say?

- Could be autism.

Wants to do a few tests.

Maybe Johannes doesn't need to be cured.

What do you mean by that?

Perhaps God wants him

the way he is.

Are you trying to reproach me...

for running with my child

from one doctor to the next?

No.

I thought it'd be consoling.

That's supposed to console me?

Yes.

- Yes!

Then thank you, my child

for such great consolation.

Oh, I don't know.

Excuse me.

All this gets too much for me.

We have to buy you a dress

for your Confirmation.

It's on Sunday already.

What would you like?

I don't know.

Something simple.

You can wear something pretty

for your Confirmation.

We'll go shopping, just you and me.

- Oh, yes!

My Confirmation dress...

was purple with pink stripes.

I thought it was pretty smart back then.

See how times change?

And we'll need to bake a cake

for afterwards.

Afterwards?

Oh. Now I put my foot in it.

There'll be a party after the service.

In the Parish hall.

It's a surprise for the confirmees.

Mrs Schmidtberger is doing...

Stop, all the surprise will be gone.

But there's anticipation instead.

- Right.

Have you made your confession yet?

- No.

That needs to be done, too.

I'll go to town Thursday afternoon.

We can buy the dress,

and then you go to Father Weber to do it.

On Thursday...

- You've got plans?

No.

- Well then.

That is...

I wanted to go and sing in a choir.

What kind of choir?

A church choir. At Don-Bosco parish.

You want to sing

in a modern parish church choir?

Well they do have one.

We don't have a choir.

- Of course the Council Church has one!

But what do they sing?

Lots of Bach chorales...

and a bit of soul and gospel.

Soul and gospel?

You want to sing there

and expect me to allow that?

Or what draws you

to this so-called church choir?

A friend of mine sings there,

and I wondered...

- What kind of friend?

Her name is Rebecca.

- You've never mentioned her!

We're not yet close friends,

she's in a parallel class.

But it's because of the Bach...

- Listen here.

Gospel and jazz...

- Soul.

Soul or rock or jazz or... pop.

It's all the same.

You know precisely

what dances this music is made for.

You know its evil influence.

It can't be easily undone.

- I know.

I don't like that, either.

But they don't dance.

They just sing.

- Fine, go ahead.

But don't expect me

to drive you there and pick you up.

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