Incorruptible

     Although the play Incorruptible: A Dark Comedy About the Dark Ages by Michael Hollinger labels itself as a "dark comedy," a majority of the play is dedicated to making a statement about religion.  In the play, the church is having financial difficulties, causing its members to come up with new ideas on how to raise money.  Their greed begins as something that is harmless, however, it overcomes the men and turns into something much more dangerous.
     The play begins with Brother Martin charging the churches followers a penny to pray.  I did not find this shocking, because when I used to attend church, the pastor would pass around the collection plate every Sunday in hopes for donations from the members.  These small fees, however, are not enough and Jack helps provide Brother Martin and the abbot of Priseaux, Charles, with the idea that any human body could be passed as the body of a saint.  Felix tries to reason with Charles, reminding him that "this isn't why you renounced the world," but Charles responds by telling him that "if we fail in (our) mission, will it matter how noble we were?" 
     With their newfound idea, Charles is unwilling to let go of the possibilities and at one point even blackmails Jack into doing what he wants, casually stating that "A moneychangers murderer is still at large..."  Martin's greed has gone so far that he even suggests taking it one step further, by telling Jack that they must not continue "finding bodies," but instead should start "making them."  Jack cannot believe what he is hearing and states that he's "done more sinning since (he) joined the church!"  It is at this point where the play takes an interesting turn, as the characters are considering committing a sin which they themselves preach as being corrupt.