How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
By the 1300's, the Vatican sanction had helped the Knights amass so much power that Pope Clement V decided that something had to be done. Working in concert with France's King Philippe IV, the Pope devised an ingeniously planned sting operation to quash the Templars and seize their treasure, thus taking control of the secrets held over the Vatican. (37.23)
History is so full of guys not wanting other people to have more power than them. Everyone needs to sloooow down.
Quote #5
In the back seat, Bishop Aringarosa smiled, feeling the weight of the bearer bonds in the briefcase on his lap and wondering how long it would be before he and the Teacher could make the exchange.
Twenty million euro.
The sum would buy Aringarosa power far more valuable than that. (50.1-3)
So, he keeps hinting at this mysterious power he's about to attain. Does he even know what the Teacher's promising him? Can he really be sure that this whole scheme will really work?
Quote #6
"It was all about power," Teabing continued. "Christ as Messiah was critical to the functioning of Church and state. Many scholars claim that the early Church literally stole Jesus from His original followers, hijacking His human message, shrouding it in an impenetrable cloak of divinity, and using it to expand their own power. I've written several books on the topic." (55.43)
So, Teabing's saying that, by making themselves the only "legitimate" source of holy redemption, the Catholic Church stole power from Jesus.