He believed in neither God nor Devil, yet he was much concerned by the question of improving the condition of the clergy and limiting parishes, and was at the same time particularly active in seeing that the church should be retained in his village.
Non credeva a nulla, né al diavolo, né all’acqua santa, ma si preoccupava molto del problema del miglioramento delle condizioni del clero e della riduzione delle parrocchie, e si affannava inoltre perché la chiesa del suo villaggio non fosse soppressa.