Murder in the Vatican by Lucien Gregoire

Author:Lucien Gregoire
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: True Crime/Non-fiction
Publisher: Accurance
Published: 2013-02-07T18:34:50+00:00

The finale

He paused a long while to let us catch up. He nailed the lid shut.

“Once more, ‘religion is a business which entrepreneurs capitalize on man’s tendency to believe in ghosts to accomplish political convictions.’

“Preachers are little more than politicians who use what ancient political giants wrote in books to accomplish political objectives.

“To one side, we have those who created the fictional character of Moses to foster a society in which some children are born better than others and are entitled to more. To the other side, we have those who wrote of Christ to foster a society in which all children are created equal and are entitled to an equal share of the pie.”

He paused that we would remember it all the days of our lives.

“On Napoleon’s tomb is engraved, ‘Man’s only immortality is what he leaves behind in the minds of men.’

“True, not only of men, but also, of Gods.”

Both Jack and I gave him a questionable look of apprehension.

“It makes no difference whether or not Christ ever lived or whether or not He performed the miracles that are said of Him. What is important of any man, even one who claimed to be God, is not so much His life on earth, but rather what He left behind—like Tao, like Buddha, like Mohammed, like Lincoln, like Einstein, like Edison and all the others who have come before and after Him.

“What is important of Christ’s life is not His life on earth, not the miracles He is said to have performed, not His death on the cross, not even His ascension. Like any God, or for that matter, any man, all that counts is what He left behind, ‘Love thy Neighbor as thyself.’ The fundamental truth Mark, Matthew, Luke and John left behind.

“These things we have talked of may seem devastating to religion as we know it today. Yet, from these few truths will one day emerge a new kind of religion, one no longer based on the hatred and greed of ancient men, but one based on the fundamental truth all children are created equal and are entitled to their fair share of the pie.”

He stopped. He asked me. “Where do you go from here?”

“To Rome, St. Peter’s. Then, back to the grind in the states.”

He offered, “I could make arrangements for you to stay in one of the Vatican apartments but I don’t think you would feel comfortable there. Not far from St. Peter’s is a little pension. You will feel less ecclesiastical there.” He took out a card and scribbled on its back.

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