A religious climate thus developed where people were inclined to meet the plague with surprising apathy and resignation, viewing it as a punishment from God himself.
Pamazām izveidojās tāda reliģiskā gaisotne, kuras ietekmē ļaudis reaģēja uz mēri pārsteidzoši pasīvi un padevīgi, uzskatot to par paša Dieva sodu.