Chapter 481： Envoy III

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Hearing what Leadbetter said, Anthony showed regret and pain.

"My lord, it's all my fault. I supported Elvis when I was investigating the candidate for Jiaowan's new archbishop. I didn't expect him to make Jiaowan like this after he really became the archbishop."

A smile appeared on Leadbetter's tense face, and he comforted the young cardinal.

"Oh, my dear Anthony, there is no need to blame yourself so much. The appointment of the archbishop of Diagon Bay is the result of comprehensive consideration by the Holy See. Haven't you heard that the reason why Elvis was chosen at that time was because he was The most sane of a bunch of lunatics. If it were someone else, what would Jiaowan look like now!"

Leadbetter sighed softly.

"Well, this is probably the inevitability of history. Even if we support a relatively rational bishop, the situation still develops into what we don't want to see. It can only be said that in Jiaowan, all kinds of contradictions are intricate and complicated. Intertwined and catalyzed each other, and finally gave birth to the freaks of war. You see, the poverty of inland countries and the prosperity of coastal countries, the power demands of the church and the power demands of secular rulers, the openness brought about by commercial development and the natural nature of religion The conservatism he supports, and all these things, there is no easy solution. Elvis, he just happened to be the archbishop at this time, but whether the position of the archbishop is Elvis can only be advanced or delayed In the current situation, no matter who is in power, it is impossible to resolve all the contradictions, and the so-called war is the general outbreak of these contradictions."

Just as he finished speaking, the envoy of the Holy See saw a trace of doubt flashing in Anthony's eyes.

"What is it? My dear Anthony?"

Leadbetter, who is over fifty, is very fond of the young man in front of him, the youngest cardinal priest, whose future is boundless.

He was very happy to answer the doubts of this young junior.

"Oh no, nothing."

Anthony shook his head slightly, and said, "It's just because of my stupidity that I can't immediately understand your profound insights."

Leadbetter laughed, and said: "This is not some profound insight, it is just the experience of living for decades. When you are old enough, you will understand this naturally."

Anthony asked again: "Since you think the situation is so pessimistic, and its development is irresistible, why do you take the risk of hostility to go there?"

"I…"

Leadbetter didn't answer immediately, he turned his gaze to the sky, the sky was already dark yellow at this time, half of the sun had set, night was coming soon.

After a long time, Leadbetter said:

"Probably because I always believe that there is a last shred of reason hidden in everyone's heart."

Then the two fell into silence, and after walking side by side for a certain distance, they parted at the corner of the corridor.

Anthony watched Leadbetter's leaving back, and said to himself in an inaudible voice: "Master Special Envoy, the purpose of following you to Jiaowan is to crush your so-called last rationality."

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In the office of the Speaker of the Supreme Council of Nessburg, Speaker Marcus and several heavyweight MPs are discussing a letter, including Joe Foster, the patriarch of the Foster family.

The speaker asked: "My friends, how sincere do you think this Master Leadbetter came?"

Foster replied, "Marcus, even if he came with the utmost sincerity, I don't think it would make a difference. Unless..."

Speaker: "Unless?"

"Unless the Holy See directly orders the Jiaowan Church to stop the witch hunt and stop interfering in the internal affairs of the countries along the river. The fire has already ignited, and it is useless to sprinkle dirt on the fire."

"This... seems unlikely!"

The Speaker sighed.

"Don't have any illusions! Prepare to fight!"

Congressman Horace, who advocates a tough approach to the church, is gearing up.

"Now is our last moment. Our position is like standing on the edge of a cliff. Even if we take another step back, we will fall into the abyss, together with the glory of the Horn Bay Alliance and the peace left by our ancestors. All the wealth we have accumulated will be wiped out in the instant of the fall."

Horace was so excited because his family was in the slave trade, and war was the most effective way to quickly acquire a large number of slaves.

The anti-church sentiment among the people can rise so quickly, which is beyond the expectation of the members of the council.

After much deliberation, the mysterious "Records of Injustice" written by an unknown person is an important driving force.

Anyone with a conscience will grit their teeth at the church after reading this book.

Moreover, there is a subtlety in the thrust of the book.

It does not oppose the Lord of Light, the Lord of Light, which is commonly believed in all human nations—this may make adults who have come into contact with this book not read it—but separates the Lord of Light from the Holy See (and the churches it governs), Cut into two separate existences.

When attacking the Holy See, the book also quoted a lot of classic sentences in the Holy Book. The author's theological attainments are amazing. Looking at the whole article, I feel that the actions of the Holy See are in violation of the Holy See that they themselves vigorously advocated. Code".

The book boldly raises several questions.

—Why can the Holy See represent the Lord of Light?

—Why can the Holy See monopolize the right to interpret the Holy Code?

—Is the Holy See doing something that violates the Holy Code under the banner of the Lord of Light?

These questions have a huge impact on believers For thousands of years, in people's minds, the Holy See and the Lord of Light can almost be equated, and the Holy See is the power of the Heavenly Father on earth In other words, the Holy See is the holder of the heavenly Father's authority on earth.

No one has ever doubted whether the Holy See is qualified to represent the Lord of Light before.

Now, this informative and accomplished book has planted the seeds of doubt in people's minds.

Under the watering of a series of recent operations of the Jiaowan Church, this seed quickly grew and germinated, and grew bigger and bigger.

The result of its growth is the emergence of new denominations. A large number of former church members openly formed new organizations with Jiaowan Church.

The Council also wanted to find out who made the book, but they could only find out that the book came from the Northwest Gulf. When they asked about the printing factory that produced the book, they refused on the grounds that they had signed a confidentiality agreement with the user. Reply.

Later this book was banned by the lord of Arda, but the number of this book in Horn Bay is still growing rapidly.

Perhaps someone bought the printing presses of the Ardaans and started printing them themselves.