Angels and Demons Page #4

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Yes.

Revenge for Ia purga.

"La purge"?

Oh, jeez, you guys don't even read

your own history, do you'?

1668, the Church kidnapped

four Illuminati scientists

and branded each one of them

on the chest with the symbol of the cross

to purge them of their sins,

and they executed them.

Threw their bodies out into the street

as a warning to others

to stop questioning

Church rulings on scientific matters.

They radicalized them.

The purga created a darker,

more violent Illuminati,

one bent on retribution.

And look how they intend to finally get it.

Using antimatter, technology,

to destroy the Church.

Science obliterates religion.

Is there any more?

...and sacrifice them on the altars of science,

then bring your church down upon you.

Vatican City will be consumed by light.

A shining star at the end

of the Path of Illumination.

"Path of illumination."

I need access to the Vatican archives.

Professor, I don't think

this is the appropriate...

Your petition has been denied seven times.

No, no. This has nothing to do with my work.

The Path of Illumination

is a hidden trail through Rome itself

that leads to the Church of the Illumination,

the place where the Illuminati

would meet in secret.

If I can find the segno, the sign,

that marks the beginning of that path,

the four churches along it may be where

he intends to murder your cardinals.

One every hour at 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00.

Then the device explodes at midnight.

f we can figure out the first church

and get there before he does,

maybe we can stop it.

But I can't find the start of the path

until I get into the archives.

Even if I wanted to help you,

access to the archives

is only by written decree

by the curator

and the Board of Vatican Librarians.

Or by papal mandate.

Yes, but as you no doubt have heard,

the Holy Father is dead.

What about il camerlengo?

The camerlengo is just a priest here,

the former pope's chamberlain.

Doesn't the power of the Holy See rest

in him during tempo sede vacante?

Fellas, you called me.

His Holiness once told me

a pope was a man torn between

the real world and the divine.

It seems the real world is upon us tonight.

I'm familiar with Illuminati lore

and the legend of the brandings.

La purga is a dark stain

on this Church's history.

I'm not surprised

this ghost has returned to haunt us.

Comandante, have you begun

the search for this explosive device?

Of course, but it could be anywhere.

My primary concern at the moment

is the safety of the cardinals.

The Sistine Chapel is a fortress.

As long as the cardinals are in conclave,

your security concerns are at a minimum.

Devote as many of your resources...

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