I believe the correct answers are: B) They deliberately ignored the suffering of the parish children, and D) They wanted to give the impression that they were performing their work.
Apparently, all the parish officials wanted was to preserve the appearance that everything was right, while keeping up with their corrupted practice of conceiving the problems and malpractice. Their duty was to make sure that the children were cared for, but they refused to do it, fully aware of the consequences.
Answer: neither
Explanation: a child is born with no emotion until later stages on depending on genetics there can be a higher chance of being bipolar or having mental issues but a child is born with a blank sheet ready to be filled