Cardinal Jinette We have kept mankind safe since time immemorial, we are the last defense against evil. An evil that the rest of mankind has no idea even exists.
Played by Alun Armstrong 
Van Helsing (2004) · 98 quotes
Van Helsing (2004) · 98 quotes
Tied for 5th most-quoted character in Van Helsing (2004): in 5 of its 98 quotes
Most scenes with: Van Helsing (3)
Scenes with Cardinal Jinette
5 scenes Cardinal Jinette 
Bless me, father, for I have...
Cardinal Jinette ...sinned, yes, I know. You are very good at that. You shattered the Rose Window.
Well, not to split hairs, but it was Mr Hyde who did the smashing.
Cardinal Jinette 11th century. Over eight hundred years old. I wish you a week in hell for that.
Cardinal Jinette Don't get me wrong. Your results are unquestionable, but your methods attract far too much attention. Wanted posters? We are not pleased.
Do you think I like being the most wanted man in Europe? Why don't you and the Order do something about it?
Cardinal Jinette Because we do not exist.
Well then neither do I.
Cardinal Jinette Without us, the world would be in darkness. Governments and empires come and go but we, we have kept mankind safe since time immemorial; we are the last defense against evil. An evil that the rest of mankind has no idea even exists.
Bless me, father, for I have...
Cardinal Jinette ...sinned, yes, I know. You are very good at that. [Van Helsing winces] You shattered the Rose Window.
Well, not to split hairs, sir, but it was Mr Hyde who did the shattering.
Cardinal Jinette 13th century! Over 600 years old! I wish you a week in hell for that.
It would be a nice reprieve.
Cardinal Jinette Don't get me wrong, your results are unquestionable, but your methods attract far too much attention. Wanted posters! We are not pleased!
Do you think I like being the most wanted man in Europe? Why don't you and the order do something about it?
Cardinal Jinette Because we do not exist.
Well then nether do I. [stands to leave]
Cardinal Jinette [Cardinal presses a switch and a portcullis lowers, trapping Van Helsing in the confessional]
When we found you crawling up the steps of this church, half dead, it was clear to all of us that you had been sent to do God's work.
Why can't He do it Himself?
Cardinal Jinette Don't blaspheme! You already lost your memory as a punishment for past sins. If you wish to recover it, I suggest you continue to heed the call. Without us, the world would be in darkness. Governments and empires come and go, but we have kept mankind safe since time immemorial. We are the last defense against evil, an evil that the rest of mankind has no idea even exists.
To you, these monsters are just evil beings to be vanquished. I'm the one standing there when they die and become the men they once were!
Cardinal Jinette For you, my good son, this is all a test of faith. And now, we need you to go to the East. To the far side of Romania, a accursed land terrorized by all sorts of nightmarish creatures, lorded over by a certain Count Dracula. [shows a picture of Dracula]
Dracula?
Cardinal Jinette Yes. You've never faced one like this before. [shows an image of a man in knight's armour] Our story begins 450 years ago, when a Transylvanian knight named Valerious the Elder promised God that his family would never rest nor enter Heaven... until they vanquished Dracula from their land. They have not succeeded, and they are running out of family. [shows another image] His descendant, Boris Valerious, King of the Gypsies. He disappeared almost 12 months ago. [shows another two images of a young man and woman] His only son, Prince Velkan, and his daughter, Princess Anna... If the two of them are killed before Dracula is vanquished, nine generations of their family will never enter the gates of St. Peter. For more than four centuries, this family has defended our left flank. They gave their lives. We cannot let them slip into Purgatory.
So you're sending me into Hell.
Cardinal Jinette In a manner. [a monk gives him a script] Valerious the Elder left this here 400 years ago, we don't know its purpose. But he would not have left it lightly. The Latin inscripton translates as: "In the name of God, open this door". There's a insignia.
Cardinal Jinette [Van Helsing looks at his ring, which has the same symbol as the script]
Yes, it matches your ring. I think that in Transylvania you may find the answer you seek.
