Yeah, I can see why the two of you didn't get along. You know, I'd say it would take a little more thank killing to turn you into someone like that.

[From her tone, it's clear she's not trying to be persuasive. It's not her goal here to make Matt pro-killing. If she's trying to change his mind, it's still only insofar as trying to get him to let go of at least some of his guilt.

She'd rather not see him spend his entire time here beating himself up because at the end of the day, not killing again is going to bee too much to ask.]

You're a lawyer on top of being a catholic, right? Motive counts for something.