Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 129

           "

           "Actually,heistoofaithfulnottobelieve.Heissofaithfulthatdespitetheevidencethatoneofhisloyalguardshadbetrayedthechurch,herefusedtoacceptit.Alldaylonghehasbeensearchingforanotherexplanation."

           "Soyougavehimone."

           "Thetruth.Shockingasitwas."

           "IfRocherbelievedyou,hewouldhavearrestedme."

           "No.Iwouldn’tlethim.Iofferedhimmysilenceinexchangeforthismeeting."

           Thecamerlegnoletoutanoddlaugh."Youplantoblackmailthechurchwithastorythatnoonewillpossiblybelieve?"

           "Ihavenoneedofblackmail.Isimplywanttohearthetruthfromyourlips.LeonardoVetrawasafriend."

           Thecamerlegnosaidnothing.HesimplystareddownatKohler.

           "Trythis,"Kohlersnapped."Aboutamonthago,LeonardoVetracontactedyourequestinganurgentaudiencewiththePope—anaudienceyougrantedbecausethePopewasanadmirerofLeonardo’sworkandbecauseLeonardosaiditwasanemergency."

           Thecamerlegnoturnedtothefire.Hesaidnothing.

           "LeonardocametotheVaticaningreatsecrecy.Hewasbetrayinghisdaughter’sconfidencebycominghere,afactthattroubledhimdeeply,buthefelthehadnochoice.Hisresearchhadlefthimdeeplyconflictedandinneedofspiritualguidancefromthechurch.Inaprivatemeeting,hetoldyouandthePopethathehadmadeascientificdiscoverywithprofoundreligiousimplications.HehadprovedGenesiswasphysicallypossible,andthatintensesourcesofenergy—whatVetracalledGod—couldduplicatethemomentofCreation."

           Silence.

           "ThePopewasstunned,"Kohlercontinued."HewantedLeonardotogopublic.

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