Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 134

           "Itisafaithlessworld.Theyneedtobebroughtbacktothepathofrighteousness.HorrorandHope.Itistheonlyway."

           "Yes,"shesaid."Ifnotyou…thenwho?Whowillleadthechurchoutofdarkness?"

           Certainlynotoneofthepreferiti.Theywereold…walkingdeath…liberalswhowouldfollowthePope,endorsingscienceinhismemory,seekingmodernfollowersbyabandoningtheancientways.Oldmendesperatelybehindthetimes,patheticallypretendingtheywerenot.Theywouldfail,ofcourse.Thechurch’sstrengthwasitstradition,notitstransience.Thewholeworldwastransitory.Thechurchdidnotneedtochange,itsimplyneededtoremindtheworlditwasrelevant!Evillives!Godwillovercome!

           Thechurchneededaleader.Oldmendonotinspire!Jesusinspired!Young,vibrant,powerful…Miraculous.

           "Enjoyyourtea,"thecamerlegnotoldthefourpreferiti,leavingtheminthePope’sprivatelibrarybeforeconclave."Yourguidewillbeheresoon."

           Thepreferitithankedhim,allabuzzthattheyhadbeenofferedachancetoenterthefamedPassetto.Mostuncommon!Thecamerlegno,beforeleavingthem,hadunlockedthedoortothePassetto,andexactlyonschedule,thedoorhadopened,andaforeign-lookingpriestwithatorchhadusheredtheexcitedpreferitiin.

           Themenhadnevercomeout.

           TheywillbetheHorror.IwillbetheHope.

           No…Iamthehorror.

           ThecamerlegnostaggerednowthroughthedarknessofSt.Peter’sBasilica.

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