Whenever the dog wife is going to show up, now would be very good.
Straight to eye gouging? Feels like a glaring mistake on their part.
groans at the pun
that's quite an unorthodox way to show devotion
They're not really devoted to her. They only want to recreate what they had in their previous lives.
Yup, they are devoted to their idea of a "saintess", not to the real person they hoist onto the pedestal. A classic delusion of a mystical cult.