
The way you worded it leads to misunderstandings. It is only Carcel who smashed statues. He did not become buddies with Emiliano. They will only talk that one time and he will only send a letter to Emiliano once later in the story and that's it. They're not friends and Carcel smashed the statues because he wanted to make a sin to get more memories as punishment. Emiliano was against smashing the statues.

And he picked up the sacred relic of protection that was lying on top of the huge altar.
'Ah maybe she's finally recognized her husband.'
"Lord Carcel!"
Carcel calmly crossed the hall again, holding the heavy iron relic in one hand. Emiliano, seized by some foreboding, began to run, but Carcel was quicker to stand beneath the cold statue of Anastasio.
'Then she will gladly spread her legs for you.'
He struck the Apostle's ankle hard with the holy object, drawing blood. It was the thinnest part of the statue. Immediately, there was a cracking sound somewhere. Emiliano looked at the sight, pale and unable to move any further than a few steps.
Carcel Escalante was deliberately destroying statue, especially as relics to protect a synagogue that was being restored.
To deliberately commit a sin that is considered worse than murder in the church.
This MTL is directly from the raws. It shows only Carcel smashing the statue and Emiliano screamed his name and tried to run to him to stop him. Idk what you were reading but you either forget or something.
This is, this is an absolutely irreversible sin, Lord Carcel."
The sound of iron striking marble echoed throughout the large hall for a long time. If it had been anyone else, no matter how sinister their intentions, it would have been unthinkable. But it was different with that person.
This is what Emiliano said after so no, Emiliano was not even becoming buddies and smashing statues with Carcel. He was telling Carcel that he committed a sin for smashing the statue.

Girl I wasn't convincing anyone. I know I was saying nothing and I didn't say they were wrong. Y'all keep trying to correct me when I literally said I read the novel and all that info dump isn't needed to prove that what I wrote was bs. Write your own comment if you wanna talk about the factual things in the novel. I'm just tryna pass my delusions to get a good a laugh but y'all keep blowing up my notifs and acting all so serious
I love the part when carcel and emiliano became buddies and started smashing sacred statues