With religion, man gets comfort but no solution for his guilt and ends up confused. This is evident in the Cathedral that K. visits. In K.'s conversation with the priest, the priest relates to him a wonderful parable about the doorkeeper of Law. The two enter a debate as to whether or not the doorkeeper can be accused of deception. In the end K., in spite of the fact that he wants to learn more from the priest, makes an excuse to leave.
Religion can only offer the enigmatic, as with the possibility of entrance to the law, with faith.
The second manner of dealing with the court is psycho-analysis. An intense attachment to religion is usually a prelude to psycho-analysis. Psycho-analysis is the following of a person's history in sequential order to find out that person's peace of mind. Huld, the lawyer, is the psychiatrist according to this approach. Huld, in German, means grace.