Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 124

           Doesoneneedtobelieveinmiraclestoexperiencethem?Mortatiwasamodernmaninanancientfaith.Miracleshadneverplayedapartinhisbelief.Certainlyhisfaithspokeofmiracles…bleedingpalms,ascensionsfromthedead,imprintsonshrouds…andyet,Mortati’srationalmindhadalwaysjustifiedtheseaccountsaspartofthemyth.Theyweresimplytheresultofman’sgreatestweakness—hisneedforproof.Miracleswerenothingbutstoriesweallclungtobecausewewishedtheyweretrue.

           Andyet…

           AmIsomodernthatIcannotacceptwhatmyeyeshavejustwitnessed?Itwasamiracle,wasitnot?Yes!God,withafewwhisperedwordsinthecamerlegno’sear,hadintervenedandsavedthischurch.Whywasthissohardtobelieve?WhatwoulditsayaboutGodifGodhaddonenothing?ThattheAlmightydidnotcare?ThatHewaspowerlesstostopit?Amiraclewastheonlypossibleresponse!

           AsMortatikneltinwonder,heprayedforthecamerlegno’ssoul.Hegavethankstotheyoungchamberlainwho,eveninhisyouthfulyears,hadopenedthisoldman’seyestothemiraclesofunquestioningfaith.

           Incredibly,though,Mortatineversuspectedtheextenttowhichhisfaithwasabouttobetested…

           ThesilenceofSt.Peter’sSquarebrokewitharippleatfirst.Theripplegrewtoamurmur.Andthen,suddenly,toaroar.Withoutwarning,themultitudeswerecryingoutasone.

           "Look!Look!"

           Mortatiopenedhiseyesandturnedtothecrowd.Everyonewaspointingbehindhim,towardthefrontofSt.Peter’sBasilica.Theirfaceswerewhite.Somefelltotheirknees.Somefainted

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