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Carletto Beltramini
Father Re is a priest who resides at Casa Alpina. Along with the other prominent religious figures such as Cardinal Schuster, Father Re organizes missions to help Jewish people escape to Switzerland. When Pino comes to live with Father Re, the priest trains him physically and mentally to help with these missions. He also helps restore Pino’s faith in God and humanity after Pino witnesses some fascist soldiers putting the heads of their enemies on spikes.
Father Re Quotes in Beneath a Scarlet Sky
The Beneath a Scarlet Sky quotes below are all either spoken by Father Re or refer to Father Re. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 7
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Pino left the chapel believing that he’d entered it as a boy and now exited it having made the decision to become a man. He was frightened by the penalty for helping the Jews, but he was going to help them anyway.
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Chapter 9
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As Pino hiked south through Val di Lei, he felt good and satisfied. They’d done it. Father Re and everyone else who’d helped get the refugees to Casa Alpina. As a team, they’d all saved three people from death. They’d fought back against the Nazis in secret, and they’d won!
To his surprise, the emotions that flooded through him made him feel stronger, refreshed.
Chapter 12
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“Pino was quiet for a long time before saying, “Father, is it a sin if I’m asking myself if I did the right thing in not killing that man?”
The priest said, “No, it is not a sin, and you did the right thing not killing him.”
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Father Re Quotes in Beneath a Scarlet Sky
The Beneath a Scarlet Sky quotes below are all either spoken by Father Re or refer to Father Re. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 7
Quotes
Pino left the chapel believing that he’d entered it as a boy and now exited it having made the decision to become a man. He was frightened by the penalty for helping the Jews, but he was going to help them anyway.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 9
Quotes
As Pino hiked south through Val di Lei, he felt good and satisfied. They’d done it. Father Re and everyone else who’d helped get the refugees to Casa Alpina. As a team, they’d all saved three people from death. They’d fought back against the Nazis in secret, and they’d won!
To his surprise, the emotions that flooded through him made him feel stronger, refreshed.
Chapter 12
Quotes
“Pino was quiet for a long time before saying, “Father, is it a sin if I’m asking myself if I did the right thing in not killing that man?”
The priest said, “No, it is not a sin, and you did the right thing not killing him.”
