A hundred years ago, an ancestor of mine was a Christian monk. He was made examiner of an early inquisition.
10 seconds sound clip from the The Masque of the Red Death movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:34:23 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- No. This way, my dear. It would be better.
- I understand. Life is often ugly.
- But to torture men! Is this what your master Satan demands as worship?
- He tortured over 600 men, women, and children in order to save their souls for your god of love.
- I cannot answer. I have no learning.
- But then is Satan a god of hate?
- Oh, no. Of reality, of truth.
- The world lives in pain and despair, but is at least kept alive by a few dedicated men.
- If we lost our power, chaos would engulf everything.
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