It is true that the clergy did not like to have them empty, since that implied lukewarmness in believers, and that lepers were put into them when there were no penitents on hand.
Il est vrai que le clergé ne se souciait pas de les laisser vides, ce qui impliquait tiédeur dans les croyants, et qu’on y mettait des lépreux quand on n’avait pas de pénitents.