king louis xii? ooh, i'm sorry, peter, we were looking for king louis xi. ah, damn it, i knew that! the (bleep) with a big, black (bleep). king louis xi. tim, select. (doorbell rings) oh, lois, peter, come on in. we were just praying for scotty's recovery. if you'd like, you can join us. well, that's what we wanted to talk to you about. you'd better not just have church toys. look, i don't mean to question your religious beliefs, but as a mother, i just can't bear the thought of little scotty not getting the help he needs. you really needn't worry, lois. scotty will get all the help he needs. from where? from here. science and health with key to the scriptures by mary baker eddy? let me see that. this is your god?! a woman?! well, she's the founder of our faith. oh, really? so with this book from the 1800s, you can pray away paralysis or terminal illness? yes, we would pray for anyone who's afflicted. well, then i'll tell you who you should really be praying for. out-of-work clowns. i need 40. ben, hope, please, i just want to do anything i can to help your son. well, you can, lois.

king louis xi himself said of rolin, "he made enough people poor to make a pauper's hospital necessary." the hospital was where the poor came to die. here were two rows of 31 beds where the poor lay two or three to a bed. the 15th century was a time of famine, war, and plague. thousands of people could die in a place like this so the chancellor had provided that each patient could look from his bed to the wall above the altar, where there hung a tremendous vision of the end-- the last judgment of roger van der weyden. on the day of judgment the dead rise from the earth to be judged by their savior. christ sits enthroned in glory above the archangel michael, who holds the scales which will weigh the vices and virtues of all who are to be judged on the day of reckoning. saint john the baptist, mary, the 12 apostles, and other holy figures intercede on behalf of the sinners. the lucky few are ushered through a gateway into the kingdom of heaven. this painting was done with bright colors so it could be seen by the sick even from their deathbeds. van der weyden excelled at depicting the inn