Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 94

           Theyarethedesperatecryofthemodernsoul,lonelyandtormented,crippledbyitsownenlightenmentanditsinabilitytoacceptmeaninginanythingremovedfromtechnology."

           Mortaticouldfeelhimselfleaningforwardinhisseat.Heandtheothercardinalsandpeoplearoundtheworldwerehangingonthispriest’severyutterance.Thecamerlegnospokewithnorhetoricorvitriol.NoreferencestoscriptureorJesusChrist.Hespokeinmodernterms,unadornedandpure.Somehow,asthoughthewordswereflowingfromGodhimself,hespokethemodernlanguage…deliveringtheancientmessage.Inthatmoment,MortatisawoneofthereasonsthelatePopeheldthisyoungmansodear.Inaworldofapathy,cynicism,andtechnologicaldeification,menlikethecamerlegno,realistswhocouldspeaktooursoulslikethismanjusthad,werethechurch’sonlyhope.

           Thecamerlegnowastalkingmoreforcefullynow."Science,yousay,willsaveus.Science,Isay,hasdestroyedus.SincethedaysofGalileo,thechurchhastriedtoslowtherelentlessmarchofscience,sometimeswithmisguidedmeans,butalwayswithbenevolentintention.Evenso,thetemptationsaretoogreatformantoresist.Iwarnyou,lookaroundyourselves.Thepromisesofsciencehavenotbeenkept.Promisesofefficiencyandsimplicityhavebrednothingbutpollutionandchaos.Weareafracturedandfranticspecies…movingdownapathofdestruction."

           Thecamerlegnopausedalongmomentandthensharpenedhiseyesonthecamera.

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