Код да Винчи

Chapter 62

           Theideologicalshiftisenormous,anditisoccurringrightnow.»

           Langdonfeltashiver.Astrologicalprophecyneverheldmuchinterestorcredibilityforhim,butheknewtherewerethoseintheChurchwhofolloweditveryclosely.«TheChurchcallsthistransitionalperiodtheEndofDays.»

           Sophielookedskeptical.«Asintheendoftheworld?TheApocalypse?»

           «No.»Langdonreplied.«That’sacommonmisconception.ManyreligionsspeakoftheEndofDays.Itrefersnottotheendoftheworld,butrathertheendofourcurrentagePisces,whichbeganatthetimeofChrist’sbirth,spannedtwothousandyears,andwanedwiththepassingofthemillennium.Nowthatwe’vepassedintotheAgeofAquarius,theEndofDayshasarrived.»

           «ManyGrailhistorians,»Teabingadded,»believethatifthePrioryisindeedplanningtoreleasethistruth,thispointinhistorywouldbeasymbolicallyapttime.MostPrioryacademics,myselfincluded,anticipatedthebrotherhood’sreleasewouldcoincidepreciselywiththemillennium.Obviously,itdidnot.Admittedly,theRomancalendardoesnotmeshperfectlywithastrologicalmarkers,sothereissomegrayareaintheprediction.WhethertheChurchnowhasinsideinformationthatanexactdateislooming,orwhethertheyarejustgettingnervousonaccountofastrologicalprophecy,Idon’tknow.Anyway,it’simmaterial.EitherscenarioexplainshowtheChurchmightbemotivatedtolaunchapreemptiveattackagainstthePriory.»Teabingfrowned.«Andbelieveme,iftheChurchfindstheHolyGrail,theywilldestroyit.

Содержание книги
Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 343 из 575