1. I found the whole "mountain girl" section to be very confusing. It seemed like the same story told four times in a row until i read it a second time. The archpriest asks each of the girls for shelter, and they each in turn tell him that he must give them a gift. He ends up having sex with them each time. I think that each of the mountain girls represents the positive things that can come from sex, because in return for the gifts the archbishop gives them, they give him food, shelter, and point him in the right direction.
2. I sort of interpret the battle between Lent and Carnal as the time when the speaker gave up sex for lent. I think that behind the confusing metaphors, there is this story. I believe that Lent represents the month of Lent, Carnal represents desire, and all of the food talked about represents the object of desire. This story says that eventually, all humans will give in to desire. If you look at that from the standpoint of humans-as-reflection-of-the-divine, you could say that nobody, even god, can resist temptation.
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