Farmer, Philip Jose - Father Carmody 00.2 by Father (v2.1)

Author:Father (v2.1) [Father (v2.1)]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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An hour later, the three entered the bishop’s cabin and sat down at the bare round table in its center. Carmody was carrying a little black bag, which he put under his chair without commenting on it. All were dressed in black robes, and as soon as Andre had given the opening ritual prayer, they put on the masks of the founder of the order. For a moment there was silence as they looked at each other from behind the assumed anonymous safety of; identical features: brown skin, kinky- hair, flat nose, thick lips. And with the intense West Africanness of the face, the maker of the masks had managed to impart to them the legendary gentleness and nobility of soul that had belonged to Jainis Cbwaka.

Captain Tu spoke through rigid lips.

“We are gathered here in the name of his love and of His love to formulate the temptation, if any, that confronts us, and take action, if any, against it. Let us speak as brothers, remembering each time we look across the table and see the face of the founder that he never lost his temper except upon one occasion nor forgot his love except upon one occasion. Let us remember his agonies caused by that forgetfulness and what he has directed us, priest and layman, to do. Let us be worthy of his spirit in the presence of the seeming of his flesh.”

“I would like it better if you didn’t rattle through the words so fast,” said the bishop. “Such a pace destroys the spirit of the thing.”

“It doesn’t remedy anything for you to criticize my conducting.”

’“Rebuke well taken. I ask you to forgive me.”

'‘Of course,” Tu said, somewhat uncomfortably. “Of course. Well, to business.”

“I speak for Father,” said the bishop.

“I speak against Father,” said Carmody.

“Speak for Father,” said Tu.

‘'Thesis: Father represents the forces of good. He has offered the Church the monopoly of the secret of resurrection.”

“Antithesis.”

“Father represents the forces of evil, for he will unloose upon the Galaxy a force which will destroy the Church if she tries to monopolize it. Moreover, even if she Should refuse to have anything to do with it, it will destroy mankind everywhere and consequently our Church.”

“Development of thesis.”

“All his actions have been for good. Point. He has cured our illnesses major and minor. Point. He stopped Masters and Lejeune from carnal intercourse and perhaps did the same to Recka and Givens. Point. He made the former confess they had stolen money from Lejeune’s father, and since then Lejeune has come to me for spiritual advice. She seemed to consider very seriously my suggestion that she teve nothing to do with Masters and to return to her father, if the chance came, in an attempt to solve, their problems with his consent. Point. She is studying a manual I gave her and may be led to the Church. That will be Father’s doings and not Masters’, who has neglected the Church though he is nominally a member of our body. Point.

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