Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 83

           Admittingourpastfaults,modernization,arethingswehistoricallyeschew.HisHolinesswastryingtochangethat."Hepaused."Reachingtothemodernworld.SearchingfornewpathstoGod."

           Vittorianoddedinthedark."Likescience?"

           "Tobehonest,scienceseemsirrelevant."

           "Irrelevant?"Vittoriacouldthinkofalotofwordstodescribescience,butinthemodernworld"irrelevant"didnotseemlikeoneofthem.

           "Sciencecanheal,orsciencecankill.Itdependsonthesoulofthemanusingthescience.Itisthesoulthatinterestsme."

           "Whendidyouhearyourcall?"

           "BeforeIwasborn."

           Vittorialookedathim.

           "I’msorry,thatalwaysseemslikeastrangequestion.WhatImeanisthatI’vealwaysknownIwouldserveGod.FromthemomentIcouldfirstthink.Itwasn’tuntilIwasayoungman,though,inthemilitary,thatItrulyunderstoodmypurpose."

           Vittoriawassurprised."Youwereinthemilitary?"

           "Twoyears.Irefusedtofireaweapon,sotheymademeflyinstead.Medevachelicopters.Infact,Istillflyfromtimetotime."

           Vittoriatriedtopicturetheyoungpriestflyingahelicopter.Oddly,shecouldseehimperfectlybehindthecontrols.CamerlegnoVentrescapossessedagritthatseemedtoaccentuatehisconvictionratherthancloudit."DidyoueverflythePope?"

           "Heavensno.Weleftthatpreciouscargototheprofessionals.HisHolinessletmetakethehelicoptertoourretreatinGandolfosometimes."Hepaused,lookingather."Ms.Vetra,thankyouforyourhelpheretoday.Iamverysorryaboutyourfather.Truly."

           "Thankyou."

           "Ineverknewmyfather.HediedbeforeIwasborn

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