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Hail Mary, full of grace,

the Lord is with thee.

Blessed an thou among women, and blessed

is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us

sinners now and at the hour of death. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of-

Of course, we stayed inside

because we were very scared.

You're saying this is a-

A retreat for priests...

who can no longer work

and must leave their parishes.

He was very sad, very worried.

He didn't want to eat or drink.

Nothing. Not even tea.

He didn't want-

He didn't want to pray or sing.

We were sitting at the table

watching a reality show...

when he suddenly got upset

about something.

He went downstairs...

and came back with a gun.

We got scared and hid in the bathroom.

After a while, we heard a gunshot.

You should rest.

Here's what will happen.

We came here and collected

the necessary evidence.

We'll wait for ballistics

and give you a call, all right?

- All right. I'm sorry.

- Excuse me.

I said he suddenly got upset...

that I didn't know why he went

downstairs and got a gun...

and that we were scared

and hid in the bathroom.

And that we heard the gunshot.

Forgiveness, oh, God

Forgiveness in your presence

Forgiveness and clemency

Forgiveness and mercy

Forgiveness, oh, God

Forgiveness in your presence

Forgiveness and clemency

Forgiveness and mercy

Father Matias suffered from

heart attack symptoms some time ago.

He was under medical supervision.

They performed many tests on him.

And no one ever mentioned

any symptoms of depression.

I am very surprised

he had a gun in his possession.

I asked Father Garcia to come with me.

He is a spiritual director...

and has a lot of experience

dealing with crisis situations.

He has been on assignment

in many countries.

He also received a degree in psychology

in Spain and studied in Geneva.

He is very prepared...

and a beautiful man.

I remembered where I saw

Father Garcia before.

In a seminar organized

by some entrepreneurs.

He gave a speech about poverty.

Father Garcia is a Jesuit.

You can just see he's a guilty rich guy.

But guilty of what?

Besides, if there were no more poor people,

there would be no more saints...

and that would be a terrible thing.

There have always been poor people.

They want to change the church.

Over 2,000 years old and ifs still here

and I like it the way it is.

There is only one church of God.

Amen.

Garcia came to sell US out.

The church washes its hands,

and we're left as scapegoats.

They're going to screw us.

They'll screw us, mark my words.

Father, we have a good life here.

It's a nice life.

The brothers are okay.

They are healthy and clean of heart,

I promise you.

They glow. If you had met them before,

you wouldn't believe the difference.

We get up,

stick to a schedule, sing.

We lead a holy life.

It's very nice.

Really, very nice.

Sister, we both know

why the brothers are here.

What I need to know is

if they're aware of why they're here.

- This house is not a spa.

- No.

It isn't a retreat either.

It's a center for prayer and penance.

It's a place of repentance.

You're one of those new priests.

What I want is a new church.

And I want you to help me.

Where were you, Father?

I was with Rayo.

A racing dog needs a lot of training.

Is Rayo a racing dog?

He's very valuable.

Worth over a million pesos.

Last time,

we took those Turks to the cleaners.

- The Manzurs.

- Excuse me?

- We took them to the cleaners.

- No, you're wrong.

Rayo is a stray that Father Vidal

found on the street.

We've just grown very fond of him,

but he's a mutt.

How can that be, Sister?

He's very valuable, a thoroughbred.

But he only eats scraps

and wags his tail all day.

We mainly keep him

for protection, Father.

Have you made money on that dog?

Do you place bets?

He's a greyhound, Father...

the only dog mentioned in the Bible.

He's a fast dog,

well defined and tough.

I went through his bag.

He has your file,

and yours and mine.

And the files of priests

at other homes.

He has credit cards.

American Express.

What happened with Lozcano

sped things up...

but Father Garcia was coming anyway.

He's on a mission.

He's closing down the homes all over Chile.

He closed the homes in Las Cabras

and in San Pedro.

You and Father Matias Lozcano

had something in common.

You were both excommunicated

for penetrating minors.

I wouldn't know.

I never did that.

You wrote a letter.

I made the mistake of writing

to a bishop in Rome...

to tell him how proud I was...

of being able to suppress the desire

to sleep with another priest.

Do you know what he asked in response?

If I was also able to suppress

the desire to molest a child.

Of course, I said. Yes.

It's one thing to fall

in love with a man...

but a completely different one

to fall in love with a child.

Because the sickness

of falling in love with a child...

can be cured, repressed.

I know a lot of men and women

who think about children...

but would be incapable of doing anything.

But that bishop accused me of

defending pedophilia, and it isn't true.

I was defending restraint.

And I know what I'm saying.

I know what I'm talking about,

since I'm a master of restraint.

Do you still think about men?

You're horribly vile.

It's just that you took a vow

of chastity many years ago...

and have spent all this time thinking

about obscenities instead of praying.

You haven't made love to anyone.

You haven't fornicated.

So you don't know what it feels like.

You don't know the sickness of the mind

can be cured when the body explodes.

Because you and I are condemned

to be dishonest bodies.

If you were to make

any kind of confession...

I'd begin to believe

what you're telling me.

Okay-

I could tell you that...

I asked that boy

to sleep in my bed with me.

We hugged. We prayed.

We-

We slept face to face.

I breathed in his breath.

He knew my brain

was twice as big as his...

and used me to survive.

I lent him my robe

and colored his lips red.

Those things happen.

They happen.

- You spent 35 years in the army.

- Yes.

- Always as a chaplain?

- Always.

A house, a car, a security detail,

a good life, power.

I ask because it couldn't have been easy

to leave that behind.

- Does your family come to visit?

- No.

The bishop told me you had a notebook.

Yes. I wrote down everything

the soldiers confessed.

What did you write down?

Secret burial grounds, theft of money.

Secret torture houses,

murders. Everything.

- Then I burnt it.

- Why?

Because a colonel

threatened to kill me.

It didn't matter, I memorized it.

A lot of soldiers repented.

But those left-wing civilians...

wanted to resolve a spiritual matter

in a secular court.

They realized it was

their only chance at revenge...

because God would forgive

all of them in heaven.

Even the murderers.

You studied for years

to become a priest.

You gave your life

to our Lord Jesus Christ...

but that doesn't make you

a messenger of God.

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