Fate didn't give Lawrence a chance. In the maze, Lawrence's leukemia turned into animalism, and the first bishop, Lawrence, became a huge clergyman monster.
The guards were all annihilated, and only one person survived, the "church assassin" Brado. He killed Lawrence with a huge blood-letting hammer, took the beastified skull back to the Cathedral, and then handed Lawrence's gold watch to his agent, Amelia.
As the only survivor, Brendel had gone crazy after he walked out of the tomb. His claim that "Lawrence had turned into a monster" obviously could not convince the church.
As a result, the church imprisoned Brendel in the underground prison and announced to the public that he was dead. Archbishop Lawrence had temporarily left for business, and Amelia had become Lawrence's agent during his absence.