I would kind of sat erased as well, but I didn't choose that because when you pardon someone, you are accepting/forgiving them. It doesn't erase what you are accepting them of. In the first sentence, it mentions that the mayor offered a pardon. That means even though the protesters protested without a permit, since martin was there, he acknowledged it was for a good reason, therefore pardoned them.
Answer: A religious community isolated from the rest of society where the monks vowed life-long poverty, chastity, and obedience. Benedictine rules covered very part of a monk's daily activities, a never-ending cycle of work and prayer.
