Pretty much as Pete says.
I did find it interesting that there is nothing to loot on that side of the church, but maybe there is something hidden to all but highest levels of perception there.
As for the pallet, such things as Pete mentioned tend to happen in the beta when you dont follow specific path through the game. Results of quests and some dialogues get messed up.
Devs are aware of it all and are working on bringing it to fully working levels of course.