... THE VATICAN CONSPIRACY by Jonathan Cross 2 J.Cross/Artemis ... ...running the Vatican, the spiritual responsibility of guiding over one-billion Catholics in the area of faith and morals. This was his time to commune... ...,” he said more upbeat. “Your first Audience is with a group of young Jesuit Priests from Venice. After that...” As Alfredo read off the day’s bu... ...d. “How long have you been a priest, my son?” Antonio was startled, visiting priests were spoken to only as a group, never individually. He couldn’... ... 8 J.Cross/Artemis newspapers ran bold headlines declaring the end of the Catholic Church as the world knew it. Cardinal Berini was furious, and... ...him, feeling alone and very uncomfortable before the premiere Eminence of the Roman Catholic Church, to which he had dedicated his life The Pope a... ...ne may have merely viewed the beauty of Rome, but Father Antonio saw the Holy Roman Empire, headed by the most powerful religious leader in the worl... ... one of the many hotels and sit around the pool bar, sipping Margaritas while Mexican music floated through the air. He was scanning dozens of beauti... ...s written on the piece of paper that Cardona had given him. It was a palatial Mexican villa set on the hillside over looking a majestic ocean. A hos...

...hin, angular body before it; his white cassock cascaded across the red, soft cushion. He gently entwined the ebony rosary beads between his fingers, crossed himself in the supplicant tradition, and kissed the crucifix as he closed his eyes and began to recite out-loud the Five Holy Mysteries of the Rosary. His nightly reverie, before bed, calmed him and connected his ...