“Why, no, chiquita, He––”
“Listen, Padre,” she interrupted again, drawing closer to him. “Is God good, or bad, or both?”
“He is good, chiquita, all good.”
“Infinite good, then, no?”
“Yes.”
“And we have long since proved by actual reasoning and demonstration that He is mind, and so infinite mind, no?”
“It must be conceded, Carmen.”
“Well, an infinite mind has all power. And an infinite, all-powerful mind that is all good could not possibly create anything bad, or sick, or discordant––now could He?”
“Utterly impossible, little girl.”
“The Bible says so. Our reasoning tells us so. But––the five physical senses tell us differently. Don’t they?”