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　voice　on　the　line。　〃Good　evening；　sir。〃
　〃Have　I　had　any　messages？〃　the　bishop　demanded；　sounding　unusually　anxious。
　〃Yes；　sir。　I'm　very　glad　you　called　in。　I　couldn't　reach　you　in　your　apartment。　You　had　an　urgent　phone　message　about　half　an　hour　ago。〃
　〃Yes？〃　He　sounded　relieved　by　the　news。　〃Did　the　caller　leave　a　name？〃
　〃No；　sir；　just　a　number。〃　The　operator　relayed　the　number。
　〃Prefix　thirty…three？　That's　France；　am　I　right？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。　Paris。　The　caller　said　it　was　critical　you　contact　him　immediately。〃
　〃Thank　you。　I　have　been　waiting　for　that　call。〃　Aringarosa　quickly　severed　the　connection。
　As　the　receptionist　hung　up　the　receiver；　he　wondered　why　Aringarosa's　phone　connection　sounded　so　crackly。　The　bishop's　daily　schedule　showed　him　in　New　York　this　weekend；　and　yet　he　sounded　a　world　away。　The　receptionist　shrugged　it　off。　Bishop　Aringarosa　had　been　acting　very　strangely　the　last　few　months。
　　
　My　cellular　phone　must　not　have　been　receiving；　Aringarosa　thought　as　the　Fiat　approached　the　exit　for　Rome's　Ciampino　Charter　Airport。　The　Teacher　was　trying　to　reach　me。　Despite　Aringarosa's　concern　at　having　missed　the　call；　he　felt　encouraged　that　the　Teacher　felt　confident　enough　to　call　Opus　Dei　headquarters　directly。
　Things　must　have　gone　well　in　Paris　tonight。
　As　Aringarosa　began　dialing　the　number；　he　felt　excited　to　know　he　would　soon　be　in　Paris。　I'll　be　on　the　ground　before　dawn。　Aringarosa　had　a　chartered　turbo　prop　awaiting　him　here　for　the　short　flight　to　France。　mercial　carriers　were　not　an　option　at　this　hour；　especially　considering　the　contents　of　his　briefcase。
　The　line　began　to　ring。
　A　female　voice　answered。　〃Direction　Centrale　Police　Judidaire。〃
　Aringarosa　felt　himself　hesitate。　This　was　unexpected。　〃Ah；　yes。。。　I　was　asked　to　call　this　number？〃
　〃Qui　êtes…vous？〃　the　woman　said。　〃Your　name？〃
　Aringarosa　was　uncertain　if　he　should　reveal　it。　The　French　Judicial　Police？
　〃Your　name；　monsieur？〃　the　woman　pressed。
　〃Bishop　Manuel　Aringarosa。〃
　〃Un　moment。〃　There　was　a　click　on　the　line。
　After　a　long　wait；　another　man　came　on；　his　tone　gruff　and　concerned。　〃Bishop；　I　am　glad　I　finally　reached　you。　You　and　I　have　much　to　discuss。〃
　　
　CHAPTER　60
　
　Sangreal。。。　Sang　Real。。。　San　Greal。。。　Royal　Blood。。。　Holy　Grail。
　It　was　all　intertwined。
　The　Holy　Grail　is　Mary　Magdalene。。。　the　mother　of　the　royal　bloodline　of　Jesus　Christ。　Sophie　felt　a　new　wave　of　disorientation　as　she　stood　in　the　silence　of　the　ballroom　and　stared　at　Robert　Langdon。　The　more　pieces　Langdon　and　Teabing　laid　on　the　table　tonight；　the　more　unpredictable　this　puzzle　became。
　〃As　you　can　see；　my　dear；〃　Teabing　said；　hobbling　toward　a　bookshelf；　〃Leonardo　is　not　the　only　one　who　has　been　trying　to　tell　the　world　the　truth　about　the　Holy　Grail。　The　royal　bloodline　of　Jesus　Christ　has　been　chronicled　in　exhaustive　detail　by　scores　of　historians。〃　He　ran　a　finger　down　a　row　of　several　dozen　books。
　Sophie　tilted　her　head　and　scanned　the　list　of　titles：
　THE　TEMPLAR　REVELATION：
　Secret　Guardians　of　the　True　Identity　of　Christ
　
　THE　WOMAN　WITH　THE　ALABASTER　JAR：
　Mary　Magdalene　and　the　Holy　Grail
　
　THE　GODDESS　IN　THE　GOSPELS
　Reclaiming　the　Sacred　Feminine
　
　〃Here　is　perhaps　the　best…known　tome；〃　Teabing　said；　pulling　a　tattered　hardcover　from　the　stack　and　handing　it　to　her。　The　cover　read：
　HOLY　BLOOD；　HOLY　GRAIL
　The　Acclaimed　International　Bestseller
　
　Sophie　glanced　up。　〃An　international　bestseller？　I've　never　heard　of　it。〃
　〃You　were　young。　This　caused　quite　a　stir　back　in　the　nineteen　eighties。　To　my　taste；　the　authors　made　some　dubious　leaps　of　faith　in　their　analysis；　but　their　fundamental　premise　is　sound；　and　to　their　credit；　they　finally　brought　the　idea　of　Christ's　bloodline　into　the　mainstream。〃
　〃What　was　the　Church's　reaction　to　the　book？〃
　〃Outrage；　of　course。　But　that　was　to　be　expected。　After　all；　this　was　a　secret　the　Vatican　had　tried　to　bury　in　the　fourth　century。　That's　part　of　what　the　Crusades　were　about。　Gathering　and　destroying　information。　The　threat　Mary　Magdalene　posed　to　the　men　of　the　early　Church　was　potentially　ruinous。　Not　only　was　she　the　woman　to　whom　Jesus　had　assigned　the　task　of　founding　the　Church；　but　she　also　had　physical　proof　that　the　Church's　newly　proclaimed　deity　had　spawned　a　mortal　bloodline。　The　Church；　in　order　to　defend　itself　against　the　Magdalene's　power；　perpetuated　her　image　as　a　whore　and　buried　evidence　of　Christ's　marriage　to　her；　thereby　defusing　any　potential　claims　that　Christ　had　a　surviving　bloodline　and　was　a　mortal　prophet。〃
　Sophie　glanced　at　Langdon；　who　nodded。　〃Sophie；　the　historical　evidence　supporting　this　is　substantial。〃
　〃I　admit；〃　Teabing　said；　〃the　assertions　are　dire；　but　you　must　understand　the　Church's　powerful　motivations　to　conduct　such　a　cover…up。　They　could　never　have　survived　public　knowledge　of　a　bloodline。　A　child　of　Jesus　would　undermine　the　critical　notion　of　Christ's　divinity　and　therefore　the　Christian　Church；　which　declared　itself　the　sole　vessel　through　which　humanity　could　access　the　divine　and　gain　entrance　to　the　kingdom　of　heaven。〃
　〃The　five…petal　rose；〃　Sophie　said；　pointing　suddenly　to　the　spine　of　one　of　Teabing's　books。　The　same　exact　design　inlaid　on　the　rosewood　box。
　Teabing　glanced　at　Langdon　and　grinned。　〃She　has　a　good　eye。〃　He　turned　back　to　Sophie。　〃That　is　the　Priory　symbol　for　the　Grail。　Mary　Magdalene。　Because　her　name　was　forbidden　by　the　Church；　Mary　Magdalene　became　secretly　known　by　many　pseudonyms…the　Chalice；　the　Holy　Grail；　and　the　Rose。〃　He　paused。　〃The　Rose　has　ties　to　the　five…pointed　pentacle　of　Venus　and　the　guiding　pass　Rose。　By　the　way；　the　word　rose　is　identical　in　English；　French；　German；　and　many　other　languages。〃
　〃Rose；〃　Langdon　added；　〃is　also　an　anagram　of　Eros；　the　Greek　god　of　sexual　love。〃
　Sophie　gave　him　a　surprised　look　as　Teabing　plowed　on。
　〃The　Rose　has　always　been　the　premiere　symbol　of　female　sexuality。　In　primitive　goddess　cults；　the　five　petals　represented　the　five　stations　of　female　life…birth；　menstruation；　motherhood；　menopause；　and　death。　And　in　modern　times；　the　flowering　rose's　ties　to　womanhood　are　considered　more　visual。〃　He　glanced　at　Robert。　〃Perhaps　the　symbologist　could　explain？〃
　Robert　hesitated。　A　moment　too　long。
　〃Oh；　heavens！〃　Teabing　huffed。　〃You　Americans　are　such　prudes。〃　He　looked　back　at　Sophie。　〃What　Robert　is　fumbling　with　is　the　fact　that　the　blossoming　flower　resembles　the　female　genitalia；　the　sublime　blossom　from　which　all　mankind　enters　the　world。　And　if　you've　ever　seen　any　paintings　by　Georgia　O'Keeffe；　you'll　know　exactly　what　I　mean。〃
　〃The　point　here；〃　Langdon　said；　motioning　back　to　the　bookshelf；　〃is　that　all　of　these　books　substantiate　the　same　historical　claim。〃
　〃That　Jesus　was　a　father。〃　Sophie　was　still　uncertain。
　〃Yes；〃　Teabing　said。　〃And　that　Mary　Magdalene　was　the　womb　that　carried　His　royal　lineage。　The　Priory　of　Sion；　to　this　day；　still　worships　Mary　Magdalene　as　the　Goddess；　the　Holy　Grail；　the　Rose；　and　the　Divine　Mother。〃
　Sophie　again　flashed　on　the　ritual　in　the　basement。
　〃According　to　the　Priory；〃　Teabing　continued；　〃Mary　Magdalene　was　pregnant　at　the　time　of　the　crucifixion。　For　the　safety　of　Christ's　unborn　child；　she　had　no　choice　but　to　flee　the　Holy　Land。　With　the　help　of　Jesus'　trusted　uncle；　Joseph　of　Arimathea；　Mary　Magdalene　secretly　traveled　to　France；　then　known　as　Gaul。　There　she　found　safe　refuge　in　the　Jewish　munity。　It　was　here　in　France　that　she　gave　birth　to　a　daughter。　Her　name　was　Sarah。〃
　Sophie　glanced　up。　〃They　actually　know　the　child's　name？〃
　〃Far　more　than　that。　Magdalene's　and　Sarah's　lives　were　scrutinously　chronicled　by　their　Jewish　protectors。　Remember　that　Magdalene's　child　belonged　to　the　lineage　of　Jewish　kings…David　and　Solomon。　For　this　reason；　the　Jews　in　France　considered　Magdalene　sacred　royalty　and　revered　her　as　the　progenitor　of　the　royal　line　of　kings。　Countless　scholars　of　that　era　chronicled　Mary　Magdalene's　days　in　France；　including　the　birth　of　Sarah　and　the　subsequent　family　tree。〃
　Sophie　was　startled。　〃There　exists　a　family　tree　of　Jesus　Christ？〃
　〃Indeed。　And　it　is　purp