Chapter 426： Pope's meeting

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The Golden Dome Temple is a complex of buildings located in the center of the city of light. Most of the important institutions in the center of the Holy See, such as the Cardinals, the Gospel, the Holy See Council, the Inquisition, etc., occupy a very large area. in the palace.

There is also the most important figure in the entire Illuminati Church in the temple—His Majesty the Pope.

The current pope is named Harrington II. He has sat in this seat for twelve years, and his age is seventy-three years old.

His Excellency the Pope is currently listening to a report on the situation in Diagon Bay in his residence, and there are many important figures present at the meeting.

"Since last year, there have been several armed clashes on the border between the two factions."

"The current situation shows no signs of easing, and the contradictions between the two sides are getting bigger and bigger."

The director of the Inquisition, Tours, a middle-aged man in his forties and also the head of intelligence of the Holy See, spread his hands helplessly to tell the Pope.

Harrington II turned to Cardinal Bloom, who was in charge of foreign affairs, with a headache, "Is there any news from the envoy we sent?"

The cardinal coughed in embarrassment, "I just received a reply saying that neither side wants to give in. Elvis thinks we are too tolerant of heresy, but Nessberg thinks we are too inclined to the Horn Bay Church."

Harrington II shook his head, what a mess.

Director Tours said with concern: "There is reliable information that shows that both sides are preparing for war to prevent a possible large-scale war."

The Pope said with some annoyance: "How did the situation in Jiaowan develop into this?"

Bishop Bloom murmured his point: "As a clergyman, Elvis' faith in the Father was unquestionable, but as a diocesan bishop, he...was not very flexible."

Harrington II said angrily: "Who pushed him to the seat of the regional bishop at the beginning."

Everyone looked at each other and silently chose to remain silent.

Alas, His Excellency the Pope is getting old, and his memory is not good.

Seeing that no one responded to him, Harrington II pointed at himself and said in surprise, "Ah? Could it be me?"

In order to avoid His Majesty's embarrassment, Bishop Bloom hurriedly said: "At that time, Elvis was excellent in all aspects. He was devout, fair, and clean. He was the best candidate for the bishop of the district."

Director Tours muttered in a voice no one heard: "And the most sensible of the bunch."

Bishop Bloom continued: "At that time, Anthony went to Jiaowan for investigation, so the information at that time was reliable, but I didn't expect that Elvis would become so paranoid now."

Harrington II said: "Anthony? I remember that was a very capable and promising young man."

Bloom replied: "Yes, he also went to the Holy See to mediate the dispute this time, but unfortunately, he failed."

Harrington II's expression was a little sluggish: "When things have come to this point, I cannot shirk my responsibility."

"How can it be blamed on you, Your Majesty?"

"Yeah, it's all because of that guy Elvis messing around. It's okay to engage in witch hunting."

Everyone excused the pope.

The director of the Inquisition shook his head and said: "We have sent several groups of people to guide the local church on how to identify real witches, and try our best to avoid the occurrence of unjust, false and wrongly decided cases, but we still cannot prevent the spread of the 'witch hunt' from becoming more and more widespread. Big, a lot of people with ulterior motives joined in, and it quickly turned sour."

"For example, the inland countries represented by Yi Collins have always been greedy for the maritime trade of the coastal countries, and they always seize the opportunity to create all kinds of troubles."

Bloom said angrily: "Also, Elvis is so stupid that he offends the authorities in various countries. It is extremely arrogant. Now, with the help of the authorities in various countries, people in the coastal countries have begun to hate the church. It is a disaster."

Tours, the director of the Inquisition, said solemnly: "Your Majesty, my lords, I think the situation in Jiaowan is irreversible. What we should consider now is not how to stop the war, but what to support after the war occurs. It's one side's problem, so plan ahead."

"Does it need to be said? Although there are some mistakes in the Jiaowan Church, it is still our own people. How can the Holy See turn its back on these devout believers?"

"Yes, if we stand aside and watch the excitement, what will other forces on the mainland and local churches think of us? The Holy See will lose its prestige."

"The countries along the coast of Jiaowan have almost turned into heresies. I heard that they are going to create some kind of 'new sect' and want to be on an equal footing with the Holy See. It is simply outrageous."

"Everyone, I have to remind you that a large part of the Holy See's finances depends on the input of the Jiaowan Church's tithe. Once Jiaowan is out of our control, I don't need to say what serious consequences will happen."

Everyone at the meeting expressed their opinions one after another, and their positions were the same—Elvis, no matter how idiotic he is, is also the archbishop appointed by the Holy See,

The Holy City of Light can stop the local radical witch hunts and even punish the archbishop through continuous intervention, but right now he cannot be killed by a group of secular rulers with heresy tendencies, otherwise the face of the Holy See will be saved.

It probably means: if your own dog bites someone, you will deal with it yourself, and no outsiders are allowed to intervene.

Pope Harrington II listened to everyone's opinions with a worried face, but finally said: "Okay."

Thus, the tone of the situation in Diagon Bay was set.

"Your Majesty, everyone, I have one more thing to mention."

Director Tours took out

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A thick book.

"Recently, a book that is very unfavorable to us has appeared in Jiaowan-"Record of Injustice". A lot of things happened in history. Of course, I must emphasize that, except for some factual information about Jiaowan, all the others are fabricated. But no one will really verify the authenticity of the story. Once this book is circulated Come on, it will cause a huge blow to the reputation of the Church of the Lord of Light His Majesty the Pope took the book, flipped through a few pages in a hurry, his face became gloomy, and he threw it on the table with a snort.

"The whole story is the ravings of a madman, who is the author?"

"Uh...we haven't found it yet, he's well hidden."

Tours suggested: "We should launch a force to ban this book elsewhere. If it was before, I would not worry about it, but since the advent of Aldo paper, the cost of book transcription has become greatly reduced, so its The scope of circulation will also become wider.”

Bishop Bloom said: "You don't need to be so careful. Even if the paper becomes cheap, someone must copy it word by word. We don't need to worry about such a thick book in a short time. We should focus on the coming war."

"Well, it can be like this for the time being, but I hope you don't forget about it."

Tours nodded. In fact, he just mentioned it at today's meeting.

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