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a fresco by signorelli 385
The pope arose majestically. " You shall not seek
the image; let it run its race through the ages. We
fear it not. When he comes storming the
Capitol-ium to ascend the world’s throne, we shall meet it
and we shall lead it to Christ. We shall reconcile
heaven and earth. But you do wrong," he continued
more gently, " to hate it. Have you then forgotten
that the sibyl considers it one of the world-renewers.
’ On Capitolium shall the renewer of the world be
worshiped, Christ or Antichrist.’ "
" Holy father, if the evils of this world be redressed
through it, and heaven does not suffer by it, then I
will not hate it."
The aged pope smiled his most subtle smile.
" Father Gondo, you must allow me to relate a
Sicilian story. It is told, Father Gondo, that when
Our Lord was creating the world, he wished to know
if there still remained much to be done. And he
sent out San Pietro to see if the world was ready.
" When San Pietro returned, he said : ’ All weep
and wail and complain.’
" ’ Then the world is not ready,’ said Our Lord, and
he continued working.
" After three days Our Lord sent San Pietro again
to the world.
" ’ All laugh and play and rejoice,’ said San Pietro
when he came back.
" ’ Then the world is not ready,’ said Our Lord,
and he worked further.
" San Pietro was sent out for the third time.
" * Some laugh and some weep,’ he said, when he
returned.
" ’ Then the world is ready,’ said Our Lord.
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