Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 88

           AcademicsnotlongagohadgottenpermissiontoX-raythetombofPopeCelestineV,whohadallegedlydiedatthehandsofhisovereagersuccessor,BonifaceVIII.TheresearchershadhopedtheX-raymightrevealsomesmallhintoffoulplay—abrokenboneperhaps.Incredibly,theX-rayhadrevealedaten-inchnaildrivenintothePope’sskull.

           LangdonnowrecalledaseriesofnewsclippingsfellowIlluminatibuffshadsenthimyearsago.Atfirsthehadthoughttheclippingswereaprank,sohe’dgonetotheHarvardmicrofichecollectiontoconfirmthearticleswereauthentic.Incredibly,theywere.HenowkeptthemonhisbulletinboardasexamplesofhowevenrespectablenewsorganizationssometimesgotcarriedawaywithIlluminatiparanoia.Suddenly,themedia’ssuspicionsseemedalotlessparanoid.Langdoncouldseethearticlesclearlyinhismind…

           TheBritishBroadcastingCorporation

           June14,1998

           PopeJohnPaulI,whodiedin1978,fellvictimtoaplotbytheP2MasonicLodge…ThesecretsocietyP2decidedtomurderJohnPaulIwhenitsawhewasdeterminedtodismisstheAmericanArchbishopPaulMarcinkusasPresidentoftheVaticanBank.TheBankhadbeenimplicatedinshadyfinancialdealswiththeMasonicLodge…

           TheNewYorkTimes

           August24,1998

           WhywasthelateJohnPaulIwearinghisdayshirtinbed?Whywasittorn?Thequestionsdon’tstopthere.Nomedicalinvestigationsweremade.CardinalVillotforbadeanautopsyonthegroundsthatnoPopewasevergivenapostmortem.

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