The Church (La chiesa)

Here!

Over here!

This way!

Hurry!

This way.

This way!

Follow me.

Mira, there's somebody coming.

She's the one.

Who are you?

Where are the others?

Beware, sire. She's a witch.

Don't let her speak to you. Don't let her touch you.

She's one of them, in league with Satan.

She's one of many who serve their master.

They have brought the contagion.

They bear the cross on the soles of their feet.

They tread on all that is holy.

Was it not written in the prophecy?

Were we not warned that they would come

and spread like locusts?

You won't hurt me, will you?

Behold the stigmata!

The sign of the demon!

Kill them! All of them!

Not one must be allowed to live!

Pull!

Down there!

She's coming back to life!

Hurry, before they all return from the dead

and wreak vengeance upon us!

Cover them! Cover them at once!

They must be hidden from the sight of man forever!

Bury them. Bury them!

Bury them!

Bury them!

Filthy demons from Hell!

- Don't let them come back to life.

It's from Satan!

Faster.

What must we do now?

The men are frightened.

Trouble! Trouble!

- Bless this site and build a church on it.

A holy shrine to imprison the demon in this pit forever!

Shh.

- Cover those vile creatures completely.

Curse them!

God protect us!

In the name of the Father,

and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst 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 our death.

Amen.

I'm sorry.

Please excuse me.

I'm... I'm really very sorry.

That's okay.

That's what I get for oversleeping.

It's just that it's my first day of work

and I'm already late.

What a divine fresco.

Mmm.

Which way is the library?

Hey.

Thanks.

Hey, how about a cup of coffee later?

Okay.

Hello. - Hello.

Who are you?

You're not a priest.

I'm the new librarian.

I have to catalog all these books, unfortunately.

My name is Evan.

I am Lotte.

I'm the sacristan's daughter, unfortunately.

Hmm.

Psst.

Hey.

Come here.

Close your eyes.

Did you hear the horse?

What?

What horse?

Good morning.

- It's your first day and you're already late.

Not a good start.

I'm sorry. Please forgive me.

It won't happen again.

- You were told to be here at eight o'clock sharp.

And I don't think there is any reason, Lotte,

why you should be here in the library.

I won't be late again, Your Grace.

The Gospel according to St. Luke,

chapter eight,

verses 27 through 30.

"And when he went forth and walked over the land,

he met a man outside the walls of the city,

and this man had been possessed by demons

for many years.

The man was in rags and he had no house to dwell in.

His dwelling place was in the tombs.

And Jesus asked him, 'What is thy name?"

And the man answered, ‘Legion,'

because many devils had lived in his body.

For a long time, he was scorned,

an outcast, and all men fled the deserted places

where Legion dwelled.

They fled temptation just as we all must flee it.

We must meet Satan's power with the power of our Lord,

who sustains us in our struggle against evil.

We must be vigilant that we do not fall victim

to Satan's legions and be banished from the dwelling

of the righteous..." - What is it?

- Better have a look. - I'll be right there.

"And the regions of death and darkness,

as was the man who..."

"Who implored Jesus to drive the demons from his body."

Stop!

Stop!

It's crumbling away.

It's what I told ya.

We have to stop.

Don't drill anymore.

Judging by the sound of the drill,

I'd say there's a cave under there, a big one.

Yes, I've got to make a report.

There's no longer any question of restoration here.

We must stop work immediately.

Here you are.

Weren't we supposed to have a cup of coffee together?

We have a problem. Look at these cracks.

That's not your job.

Why don't you call the Historic Monuments Commission?

You're right. Okay.

Leave things as they are.

I'll examine the cracks later.

Whatever you say, ma'am.

Let's get outta here.

I'm seeing visions after cataloging all those books.

Visions of burning sinners

and devils with pitchforks, I suppose?

- Why not angels laying down some great harp,

and virgins dancing in ecstasy?

Evan, look what I found!

A parchment.

It must be hundreds of years old.

Where did you find it?

Down below, where the workmen have been.

I'd like to try to decipher it.

The bishop should see it.

No, wait.

I want to look at it first.

You don't find these things every day.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Evan.

- Yes, I'll be glad to give you a lift home.

Thanks, I appreciate it.

Bye.

Afternoon, Your Grace.

What was that girl doing in here?

Uh, nothing.

Just wanted a ride home.

I've been working all day on that parchment.

It appears to have been written

in some strange sort of code.

Can't decipher it.

Where are we going?

Did you wanna do something?

It's a form of scripture,

but not in a language that I can distinguish.

You shouldn't have brought it with you!

Nobody knows except you and me.

Anyway, I did recognize one thing.

The symbol of the Teutonic Knights.

Who are they? A religious order?

Yes, a military religious order

that defended the pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land

at the time of the Crusades.

They later took over half of Europe.

Their cruelty became legendary.

For instance, when they laid siege to a village,

they would surround it with hanging corpses

to terrorize the townspeople.

They appealed a lot to the Nazis.

Hitler drew his inspiration from them

when he founded the SS.

The Iron Cross, his favorite decoration,

was modeled on the Black Cross of the Teutonic Knights.

- Lord, bless this food and those who sit at thy table.

Amen. - Amen.

- Reverend, I found a quote that you can use

for your sermon.

Hmm, "the world is the Devil's."

"The world is the Devil's."