Her eyebrows rise, obviously skeptical, and she tilts her head, now giving the other woman a closer study than before.

"Are you suggesting that you believe perfection is possible? That there is truly some untouchable goodness? It seems to me that an inherent goodness should lead to someone being able to admit their imperfections, their mistakes, perhaps even their crimes."

Anything else, especially from someone claiming to be holy, feels like deception.