Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 131

           

           "Avileliar,"thecamerlegnosaid.

           Mortatilookedshattered."Whatdoyoumean?Hewashonest!He…lovedyou."

           "AndIhim."Oh,howIlovedhim!Butthedeceit!ThebrokenvowstoGod!

           Thecamerlegnoknewtheydidnotunderstandrightnow,buttheywould.Whenhetoldthem,theywouldsee!HisHolinesswasthemostnefariousdeceiverthechurchhadeverseen.Thecamerlegnostillrememberedthatterriblenight.HehadreturnedfromhistriptoCERNwithnewsofVetra’sGenesisandofantimatter’shorrificpower.ThecamerlegnowascertainthePopewouldseetheperils,buttheHolyFathersawonlyhopeinVetra’sbreakthrough.HeevensuggestedtheVaticanfundVetra’sworkasagestureofgoodwilltowardspirituallybasedscientificresearch.

           Madness!Thechurchinvestinginresearchthatthreatenedtomakethechurchobsolete?Workthatspawnedweaponsofmassdestruction?Thebombthathadkilledhismother…

           "But…youcan’t!"thecamerlegnohadexclaimed.

           "Ioweadeepdebttoscience,"thePopehadreplied."SomethingIhavehiddenmyentirelife.SciencegavemeagiftwhenIwasayoungman.AgiftIhaveneverforgotten."

           "Idon’tunderstand.WhatdoessciencehavetoofferamanofGod?"

           "Itiscomplicated,"thePopehadsaid."Iwillneedtimetomakeyouunderstand.Butfirst,thereisasimplefactaboutmethatyoumustknow.Ihavekeptithiddenalltheseyears.IbelieveitistimeItoldyou."

           ThenthePopehadtoldhimtheastonishingtruth.

           

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