With such thoughts, De La Cosa first went to the Wooden Church to visit the Priest for a confession. During the confession, he repeatedly mentioned his compassion and sympathy for the "Eastern Natives" to probe the Priest's stance. Upon receiving the Priest's clear response that he hoped to "educate the Eastern Natives and spread the Gospel of the Almighty," De La Cosa's eyebrows furrowed again.
The Priest hoped to "shepherd the flock," while the expeditionary army was recklessly "slaughtering the flock," forming a conflict of interests. That is to say, when the fleet returns, the Church will surely report the situation to the Granada Archbishop, and the Queen will hear of it sooner or later. He must come up with a way to justify the various behaviors of the expeditionary army, at least in front of the Queen, to account for them!
