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The priests might have convinced themselves that the 'holes' in the system were the wordly vehicle through which God would show his will. Which, by the author's
by ralmeida 9y ago
The priests might have convinced themselves that the 'holes' in the system were the wordly vehicle through which God would show his will. Which, by the author's logic, is actually the point.
- Bartweiss 9y agoIn particular, it stands out that the cauldron is removed from the fire and then the priest prays over it. That's going to improve everyone's chances of acquittal, and even if it was manipulated it doesn't take any conscious fraud. You want a good judgement, you believe your prayers are a factor in that, and perhaps if you're biased it's simply by praying longer for those you believe innocent. I'm sure some priests did rig trials intentionally, but there's plenty of room produce a result like this out of piety.