Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 41

           Langdonwasn’tsurewhatwasmoreamazing,thattheCatholicChurchhadthatkindofmoney,orthattheIlluminatisomehowknewaboutit.

           Thecamerlegnosighedheavily."Faith,notmoney,isthebackboneofthischurch."

           "Morelies,"thecallersaid."Lastyearyouspent183milliondollarstryingtosupportyourstrugglingdiocesesworldwide.Churchattendanceisatanall-timelow—downforty-sixpercentinthelastdecade.Donationsarehalfwhattheywereonlysevenyearsago.Fewerandfewermenareenteringtheseminary.Althoughyouwillnotadmitit,yourchurchisdying.Considerthisachancetogooutwithabang."

           Olivettisteppedforward.Heseemedlesscombativenow,asifhenowsensedtherealityfacinghim.Helookedlikeamansearchingforanout.Anyout."Andwhatifsomeofthatbullionwenttofundyourcause?"

           "Donotinsultusboth."

           "Wehavemoney."

           "Asdowe.Morethanyoucanfathom."

           LangdonflashedontheallegedIlluminatifortunes,theancientwealthoftheBavarianstonemasons,theRothschilds,theBilderbergers,thelegendaryIlluminatiDiamond.

           "Ipreferiti,"thecamerlegnosaid,changingthesubject.Hisvoicewaspleading."Sparethem.Theyareold.They—"

           "Theyarevirginsacrifices."Thecallerlaughed."Tellme,doyouthinktheyarereallyvirgins?Willthelittlelambssquealwhentheydie?Sacrificivergininell’altarediscienza."

           Thecamerlegnowassilentforalongtime."Theyaremenoffaith,"hefinallysaid."Theydonotfeardeath."

           Thecallersneered."LeonardoVetrawasamanoffaith,andyetIsawfearinhiseyeslastnight.AfearIremoved

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