Watercolor, charcoal and plaster on paper

The church which became fanatical in its dictatorial policies, declared familiar laws and lifestyles as sinful, but many refused to give up their pagan goddess, or the idea that “holy communion” was divine bliss through sensual pleasures, which was very prevalent in the South of France.

-- Walker, Barbara G., The Women’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, HarperCollins, San Francisco, 1983. Page 194.