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Chapter 34

           ArchitecturalDigesthadcalledOpusDei’sbuilding»ashiningbeaconofCatholicismsublimelyintegratedwiththemodernlandscape,»andlatelytheVaticanseemedtobedrawntoanythingandeverythingthatincludedtheword»modern.»

           Aringarosahadnochoicebuttoaccepttheinvitation,albeitreluctantly.Notafanofthecurrentpapaladministration,Aringarosa,likemostconservativeclergy,hadwatchedwithgraveconcernasthenewPopesettledintohisfirstyearinoffice.Anunprecedentedliberal,HisHolinesshadsecuredthepapacythroughoneofthemostcontroversialandunusualconclavesinVaticanhistory.Now,ratherthanbeinghumbledbyhisunexpectedrisetopower,theHolyFatherhadwastednotimeflexingallthemuscleassociatedwiththehighestofficeinChristendom.DrawingonanunsettlingtideofliberalsupportwithintheCollegeofCardinals,thePopewasnowdeclaringhispapalmissiontobe»rejuvenationofVaticandoctrineandupdatingCatholicismintothethirdmillennium.»

           Thetranslation,Aringarosafeared,wasthatthemanwasactuallyarrogantenoughtothinkhecouldrewriteGod’slawsandwinbacktheheartsofthosewhofeltthedemandsoftrueCatholicismhadbecometooinconvenientinamodernworld.

           AringarosahadbeenusingallofhispoliticalswaysubstantialconsideringthesizeoftheOpusDeiconstituencyandtheirbankrolltopersuadethePopeandhisadvisersthatsofteningtheChurch’slawswasnotonlyfaithlessandcowardly,butpoliticalsuicide.

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