The Crime of Father Amaro

The plot and main theme of the novel are human weakness and the fall of the clergy and those who have dedicated themselves to the service of God.

The book truly creates a gallery of priestly portraits.

Before us are not spiritual shepherds, but members of a gang. And they are doubly dangerous, even fearsome, for they still lead, like shepherds, a flock of fanatics capable of trampling anyone who falls under their hooves.