Question

what inference can you make about father pauls feelings in the beginning of the passage? \its o.k. father, we just want him to have plenty of water.\ the priest sank down into the green chair and picked up a glossy missionary magazine. he turned the colored pages full of lepers and pagans without looking at them. \you know i cant do that, leon. there should have been the last rites and a funeral mass at the very least.\ leon put on his green cap and pulled the flaps down over his ears. \its getting late, father. ive got to go.\ he is discouraged because he thinks that the people are nonbelievers like the ones he sees in the magazine. he is discouraged because leon sees the holy water as only water rather than as a holy symbol. he is determined to fully convert the people to christianity so that they will forget their cultural practices.

Explanation:

Leon refers to "plenty of water" instead of recognizing holy water's sacredness, which likely discourages Father Paul as a priest.

Answer:

B. He is discouraged because Leon sees the holy water as only water rather than as a holy symbol.