They believe in peace. [Hellboy follows her gaze up to the church, his flicking ash from his cigarette.] Which kind of makes sense, based on how the humans are treating them. People tend to get pushed around if they don't want to fight back.

[It doesn't mean he likes the situation, but it certainly explains why the goblins are basically second-class citizens here. He can't imagine what the humans in Chantes believe. Maybe if things hadn't gone the way they had, he'd have been able to ask them, too.

Hellboy glances back at Pearl, his mouth curving up a little.]

I wouldn't worry about it. Ignorance isn't the same thing as trying to be rude.