An Occult Mastermind

I learn from Nature that some religious writings of Isaac Newton have now been published for the first time by the Newton Project. Though it has been known that Newton, who along with Galileo Galilei is the father of the natural sciences, was interested in alchemy and the occult, the extent of his studies comes as a surprise. Far from pursuing such things only in his spare time, beliefs such as the Pope being the Antichrist seem to have been an important part of his thinking. Occult studies and works of "religious fervor" are not only related to his work in physics and mathematics, but in fact constitute the majority of Newton's writings. Darn, he'd make a good fictional character.