Soon，aswastobeexpectedinsuchacountry，thisserviceprovedtheoccasionofmuchscandal，and，insteadofshowingpeoplehowtoleavetheworld，becamethemeansofintroducingmanyintolifeinaclandestineway。TherectoroftheJesuitcollegethoughtithisdutytoinformtheBishop；buthe，likeallgoodmen，thoughtnothingbadcouldspringfromanythingthathehimselforiginated。Nodoubtheputitdowntomalice，asgoodpeoplewillwhenworldlingsputthefingerontheweakspotofareligiousinstitution；butanyhow，regardlessofthescandals，hecontinuedhisnocturnalrites。
TheGovernorofParaguayatthattimewasoneGregoriodeHinostrosa，anofficerborninChile，anhonest，pious，wooden
headedman，andmuchbelovedbytheinhabitantsofParaguay。OnhisarrivalDonBernardinotriedtoconciliatehim。Unluckily，afriendshipwiththeBishopwasimpossiblewithoutablindsubmissiontohiswill。
Inthebeginningallwasflattery；whenDonGregorioattendedMass，theBishopusedtomeethimatthechurchdoor。Nottobeoutdone，theGovernorreturnedtheBishop\'spolitenessinasimilarway，butwentsofarinhiscomplaisancethatDonBernardinoceasedtorespecthim。Soontherearosebickeringsandjealousies，andatlengththeyhatedoneanotherfervently。
NorwastheBishopmoresuccessfulwithhisclergy。Someofthemlaughedathispretensionstobeasaint，andcalledhimanambitiousschemer。