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Chapter 62

           «TheChurch.»

           «Whoelse?RomehasbeenseekingtheGrailforcenturies.»

           Sophiewasskeptical.«YouthinktheChurchkilledmygrandfather?»

           Teabingreplied,»ItwouldnotbethefirsttimeinhistorytheChurchhaskilledtoprotectitself.ThedocumentsthataccompanytheHolyGrailareexplosive,andtheChurchhaswantedtodestroythemforyears.»

           LangdonwashavingtroublebuyingTeabing’spremisethattheChurchwouldblatantlymurderpeopletoobtainthesedocuments.HavingmetthenewPopeandmanyofthecardinals,Langdonknewtheyweredeeplyspiritualmenwhowouldnevercondoneassassination.Regardlessofthestakes.

           Sophieseemedtobehavingsimilarthoughts.«Isn’titpossiblethatthesePriorymembersweremurderedbysomeoneoutsidetheChurch?Someonewhodidn’tunderstandwhattheGrailreallyis?TheCupofChrist,afterall,wouldbequiteanenticingtreasure.Certainlytreasurehuntershavekilledforless.»

           «Inmyexperience,»Teabingsaid,»mengotofargreaterlengthstoavoidwhattheyfearthantoobtainwhattheydesire.IsenseadesperationinthisassaultonthePriory.»

           «Leigh,»Langdonsaid,»theargumentisparadoxical.WhywouldmembersoftheCatholicclergymurderPriorymembersinanefforttofindanddestroydocumentstheybelievearefalsetestimonyanyway?»

           Teabingchuckled.«TheivorytowersofHarvardhavemadeyousoft,Robert.Yes,theclergyinRomeareblessedwithpotentfaith,andbecauseofthis,theirbeliefscanweatheranystorm,includingdocumentsthatcontradicteverythingtheyholddear.

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