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Chapter 58

           «Thebraindoesitsometimeswithpowerfulsymbols.»«Anotherreasonyoumighthavemissedthewoman,»Teabingsaid,»isthatmanyofthephotographsinartbooksweretakenbefore1954,whenthedetailswerestillhiddenbeneathlayersofgrimeandseveralrestorativerepaintingsdonebyclumsyhandsintheeighteenthcentury.Now,atlast,thefrescohasbeencleaneddowntoDaVinci’soriginallayerofpaint.»Hemotionedtothephotograph.«Etvoilà!»

           Sophiemovedclosertotheimage.ThewomantoJesus’rightwasyoungandpious-looking,withademureface,beautifulredhair,andhandsfoldedquietly.ThisisthewomanwhosinglehandedlycouldcrumbletheChurch?

           «Whoisshe?»Sophieasked.

           «That,mydear,»Teabingreplied,»isMaryMagdalene.»Sophieturned.«Theprostitute?»Teabingdrewashortbreath,asifthewordhadinjuredhimpersonally.«Magdalenewasnosuchthing.ThatunfortunatemisconceptionisthelegacyofasmearcampaignlaunchedbytheearlyChurch.TheChurchneededtodefameMaryMagdaleneinordertocoverupherdangeroussecretherroleastheHolyGrail.»

           «Herrole?»

           «AsImentioned,»Teabingclarified,»theearlyChurchneededtoconvincetheworldthatthemortalprophetJesuswasadivinebeing.Therefore,anygospelsthatdescribedearthlyaspectsofJesus’lifehadtobeomittedfromtheBible.Unfortunatelyfortheearlyeditors,oneparticularlytroublingearthlythemekeptrecurringinthegospels.MaryMagdalene.»Hepaused.«Morespecifically,hermarriagetoJesusChrist.

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