"it is a miracle and it's a curse. It is bridge from human to divine. It is knowledge and power of God in the hands of man. It is abomination. They are abomination.

This is important in the book because the priest is giving them knowledge of the machine. He knows about it. He tells them it like in Adrianes words a telephone to God. This is like a clue to what it is. So know they know what they are sort of like looking for instead of a wild goose chase. My guess is when he means curse he is saying it is to powerful for man but a miracle because it lets us know God. When he says the power of God in the hands of man i think he means that the power is to great seeing right after that he says it is an abomination. The bridge from human to divine is my guess connecting that person to God. This is important for them to understand so the kind of know why they are being chased. well thats all i have.bye.