Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 133

           Manyyearsago,thePope,whenhewasstilljustapriest,hadfalleninlovewithayoungnun.BothofthemhadtakenvowsofcelibacyandneverevenconsideredbreakingtheircovenantwithGod.Still,astheyfelldeeperinlove,althoughtheycouldresistthetemptationsoftheflesh,theybothfoundthemselveslongingforsomethingtheyneverexpected—toparticipateinGod’sultimatemiracleofcreation—achild.Theirchild.Theyearning,especiallyinher,becameoverwhelming.Still,Godcamefirst.Ayearlater,whenthefrustrationhadreachedalmostunbearableproportions,shecametohiminawhirlofexcitement.Shehadjustreadanarticleaboutanewmiracleofscience—aprocessbywhichtwopeople,withouteverhavingsexualrelations,couldhaveachild.ShesensedthiswasasignfromGod.Thepriestcouldseethehappinessinhereyesandagreed.Ayearlatershehadachildthroughthemiracleofartificialinsemination…

           "Thiscannot…betrue,"thecamerlegnosaid,panicked,hopingitwasthemorphinewashingoverhissenses.Certainlyhewashearingthings.

           Mortatinowhadtearsinhiseyes."Carlo,thisiswhyHisHolinesshasalwayshadanaffectionforthesciences.Hefeltheowedadebttoscience.Sciencelethimexperiencethejoysoffatherhoodwithoutbreakinghisvowofcelibacy.HisHolinesstoldmehehadnoregretsexceptone—thathisadvancingstatureinthechurchprohibitedhimfrombeingwiththewomanhelovedandseeinghisinfantgrowup."

           CamerlegnoCarloVentrescafeltthemadnesssettinginagain.Hewantedtoclawathisflesh.

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