Death comes for the Archbishop

Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I found this book very strange.
Basically there is no plot, no story.
There are many facts, but they do not constitute any defined whole.
I felt as travelling in unending Mexican desert without any aim and few times considered quit.
What was OK, then?
Few insights into nature of Mexican catholic church - it's integration with traditional ceremonies and beliefs.
Few local priests not agreeing with discipline and correctness brought from Europe.
In this landscape, 2 French priests looked to me odd and artificial. 

Additional element was their good natured greed, to get money for development of churches.

Somehow al this matched all shortcomings and failures of Catholic Church in today's Europe.


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