According to the inspector, although he asked that this be off the record, the Penitent was sick. What kind of sickness does he have? whispered González, realizing as they spoke that Juan de Dios Martínez didn’t want his colleagues to hear. Sacraphobia, said the inspector. And what’s that? asked González. Fear and hatred of sacred objects, said the inspector. According to him, the Penitent didn’t desecrate churches with the premeditated intent to kill. The deaths were accidental. The Penitent just wanted to vent his rage on the images of the saints.
