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The abbot has pulled the crucifix from beneath his tunic, letting the heavy silver chain slip over his chest. The cross swings slightly as Gernot presses one hand to it, his fingers hesitating before curling tightly around its ridges. His other hand rests flat against the table. Fingers splayed to steady himself.
"Are you praying?" The sound of Andreas' voice is too harsh for the silence of the room. "What─for my soul's salvation?"
And the abbot breathes in deep, a flicker of penitence crossing his features.
"Not yours."
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He took a deep, shaky breath, trying to refocus his eyes. When the blurriness finally faded, he realized the people who had just assaulted him in the middle of the night were still there, standing in front of him, watching him. He jerked instinctively, and the pain surged again, pulling a broken sound from deep within his chest.
Then the realization hit him.
They had tied him to a cross.
A religious fanatic kills a young muslim man in Goffredo Cardinal Tedesco's name, causing an uproar in the media, the Vatican and the Christian community. A group of young religious activists decides to take revenge and teach the Patriarch a lesson in humility— a series of events which will ultimately force the cardinal to reconsider everything he thought he knew about his faith.
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02 Mar 2025