Knowledge that few people know is often a dangerous thing. Years ago there was a rumour of an ancient document known only to few inside the church and to none outside of it. When Father Enzo Pitelli was found dead in his study, inside the Vatican, it was I that found him and it was I that stumbled across the secret that he did not pass on to anyone.

     I had served as Father Pitelli's personal aid for as long as I can remember. It doesn't seem that long ago, right after seminary, that I was assigned to Father Pitelli. We were younger then, but ambitious. Father Pitelli lived to serve God and served God with each and every waking breath. Time changes us all in ways we dont' realize, but I had seen in early on. Not long after we  had been summoned to the Vatican by the Pope himself did I start to see the changes in Father Pitelli. Before, he had been outgoing and lived to teach the word of God to parishiners where ever he was. Not long after we had gotten settled, in Rome, Father Pitelli started becoming more and more withdrawn and spending more and more time in his study, alone.