What is satirical about this passage from the end of The Pardoner’s Tale? The Pardoner shows that, despite what he said earlier, he is genuinely concerned with helping people. The Pardoner is so greedy that he tries to extract money even from people who know his tricks. The Pardoner offers pardons, but he is not authorized to do so. The Pardoner is so religious that he offers to give absolution and blessings again and again.