Chapter 574: The Mysterious Officiant
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Just before the arrival of the luxury wedding car, a special automatic carpet truck as a pilot, more than 200 meters long red carpet from the entrance of the venue all the way to the fountain garden, while laying the red carpet, there is also a flower sprayer on the car, spraying all kinds of rose petals, sprinkled on the carpet as decoration.
This was followed by two camera cars, one left and one right, and a light helicopter hovering over the wedding site, taking aerial photographs to recreate the wedding scene in three dimensions.
The invited guests all left their seats at this point and gathered outside the cordons on both sides of the red carpet.
The first luxury wedding car stopped a hundred meters from the garden, the door slid open, and a man and a woman appeared in front of everyone in wedding dresses.
"Oh, the bride is so beautiful!" Someone next to him immediately exclaimed.
"Mr. Chen, you are mistaken, that is the best man and bridesmaid! Don't you see the sign on someone's chest? Someone immediately corrected.
Sure enough, everyone paid attention to it. The logo on the chest of the man and woman of the car, the logo made of gold wire is indeed the word best man and bridesmaid, but everyone has also seen that it is only the best man and bridesmaid, this set of lines is purchased, I am afraid that there are more than tens of millions, especially the best men and bridesmaids equipped with those fine jewelry ornaments, all of which are starlight, carefully crafted with solid diamonds and gold threads, and the diamond decoration inlaid on the European-style crown is worth more than 20 million, and the best man holds a scepter in his hand, A bloodstone at the top is red and red, and it can be seen from afar that it is worth a lot.
Someone who knows the goods immediately recognized it. The scepter was used by the Byzantine Emperor Himladali I for his coronation, and is one of the top 10 most valuable scepters to date.
However, the identity of the best man and bridesmaid is natural. is also different, it is Fan Kang and Xiao Qiang.
Fan Kang naturally did not dress as sleek as the groom, but with a standing collar. The black God of Gamblers cloak lined his more handsome appearance, as well as the golden eyes that were temporarily used to decorate Sven, but the whole person had to be more temperamental.
Xiao Qiang's outfit attracted the focus of countless flashing lights, and the lights that kept on for a while were even more dazzling than the bright sun.
"It's good that there was preparation before, otherwise just these flashes would have made . People can't open their eyes anymore. Xiao Qiang held Fan Kang's hand, and whispered to Fan Kang while posing with the most elegant posture.
"It's all disease-free. With so many famous halls, are you tired? I have been arrested and harassed by him since last night, and today I will go home and sleep immediately after this set of rituals. Fan Kang replied.
Fan Kang is a lazy person, not that he is lazy, but in terms of mentality, he doesn't like this kind of noisy scene, nor does he like to be busy with business all day long, and a little time is spent on enjoyment, and a small half of his income in a year is all dispersed.
He and Xiao Qiang were the leads, and then an elongated wedding car stopped, and thirty-six male and female flower girls walked down one after another, all of them were very likable, divided into two rows and followed behind Fan Kang and Xiao Qiang, and stopped fifty meters away from the fountain garden.
The third extra-long wedding car stopped, this is a very tall wedding car, it looks like a double-decker bus, but the shape is an ordinary sedan style, it looks very weird, when the car stopped, the front face suddenly opened, as if it was a landing ship, and then a metal gangway more than five meters long poked out of it.
Fan Ting and Han Ji stood on the automatic gangway, letting the automatic gangway slowly descend, feeling a little like a Martian getting off the spaceship, everyone was a little dumbfounded, I don't know where did such a popular wedding car come from?
However, someone immediately introduced that this car was specially tailored for Fan Ting's wedding by Fan's Automobile Manufacturing Company, and it was not sold to the public, but looking at the attention of today's wedding scene, it is estimated that this kind of car is likely to become popular in a small range.
As Fan Ting and Han Ji stepped on the red carpet, solemn music sounded, in order to enhance the musical effect, Fan Wuxian also had two huge pipe organs specially obtained from Germany, and built a huge echo wall with metal walls around them.
When the sound of the organ sounded, the huge resonance caused by the immersive people felt the blood boiling, and the soul was greatly shocked, and the piano who played the organ was an authentic clergyman invited from the Vatican, with the title of bishop.
Then the hundreds of singers who temporarily served as choirs began to perform a few predetermined songs, all of whom were the best in the industry, and when they picked up the movement and chanted, it was much more powerful than the ordinary choir.
Fan Ting and Han Ji are also a little nervous, although Fan Ting has been the CEO for a long time, and she has seen too many dignitaries from the business and political worlds, but it is the first time that thousands of dignitaries from the business and political worlds have watched like today, plus today is a significant day, it is inevitable that there will be some timidity, coupled with the rendering of this scene deliberately created by Fan Wuxi, it is really a little unbearable.
Fortunately, when everyone was excited, the music gradually became quieter, and everyone's mood began to return to normal.
In the garden, the elders of the bride and groom gathered together and looked at the two brides and grooms who were about to come by with a smile on their faces.
If it was according to the original intention of the two old people, the Chinese wedding ceremony would be adopted, but in that case, it would be difficult to deal with Fan Heng's current identity, so Fan Wuxian very decisively adopted the Western-style wedding, so that everyone only needs to watch the ceremony from the side, but there is no need to go through those red tapes.
In this way, those central leaders who are special guests can also participate in the whole process, which has sold enough face for Fan Heng's family, otherwise, it is not good to come to the show, because it is too cumbersome and ostentatious.
Fan Heng and his family accompanied their in-laws and the central officials to watch the ceremony there, and these friends, such as Boss Zhu, Minister Zhang of the General Logistics Department, and several members of the Central Committee who often come and go, all had congratulatory gifts, and everyone sat there and watched the newcomers walk into the garden and come to the platform built with flowers.
At this time, there is a question in everyone's hearts, that is, who is qualified to officiate for such a grand wedding?
Just as everyone was speculating, the sound of singing began again, and a group of about forty clergy, dressed in various costumes, slowly walked out from the back of the garden.
Among the people present, in addition to many figures from the domestic business and political circles, there were also many foreign dignitaries, and when these people saw the procession, they immediately let out an exclamation, and then formed a tidal wave of sensation, and broke out into a tsunami-like cheer.
"This isβ" Several well-informed figures present were stunned for a moment, "O papal guard of honor! β
It was the papal guard of honor who appeared in front, they were very young, with a handsome and clear appearance, a dignified expression, a reserved demeanor, holding prayer flags and holding artifacts in their hands and walking slowly. The Papal Guard of Honour is strictly selected and must be Swiss, Catholic, single, over 174 centimeters tall and beardless. Every year on May 6, the new guard of honor takes the oath at the Vatican to commemorate the 147 Swiss soldiers who died defending the Pope on May 6, 1527.
In this white robe of the Vatican procession, an elder stands out, although there are people of his age next to him, but he is the only one who looks very dignified with his crown and belt, wearing gold and silver robes, and wearing a gilded triple bronze crown, which is none other than Pope Paul II of Rome.
Although many people in the country are dismissive of religion and hearsay about Pope Paul II, the grace and grace of the old man in front of him are very unmatched, and he does stand out from the crowd. There were many believers among the guests nearby, and when they saw the Pope in person, they couldn't help but feel even more enthusiastic, some shouted hoarsely, and some stretched out their hands to the sky and prayed, obviously not expecting this kind of scene, and were overjoyed.
The central officials present also felt a little dazed about this, they had not received the news that Paul II would attend Fan Ting's wedding, nor did they expect that Fan Wuxian would be able to get this ** element to preside over the wedding, which was really a little unprepared.
But considering that everyone is now attending this wedding in their personal capacity, and they are all secretive, it is not good to overreact, after all, this is only a private occasion, there is no need to make things too rigid.
According to the Catholic wedding agenda, the bride must wear a white wedding dress, headdress, flowers, hand ornaments, etc., and the groom should also wear a tuxedo and tie a red or black bow tie, which is in harmony with the atmosphere of the church wedding, and in the company of the "Wedding March", the bride's father and daughter will slowly walk to the Holy Spirit, hand her over to the groom, and the wedding begins.
Then the priest sets the altar, the bride and groom kneel on a stool, prepare a plate, holy water, the newlyweds gather at the door of the church, change their clothes, and the luthier prepares. The priest and the priest waited at the altar, and the witnesses were seated.
The master of ceremonies announces the start of the wedding, the pianist plays music, the "Wedding March", and the couple moves steadily forward and kneels down in front of the altar. Then the priest began to officiate at the wedding, and the luthier played the background music "Ave Maria".
Then the celebrant will announce that the newlyweds will hug and show their love, and everyone applauds. After that, the couple knelt down and thanked God, stood and thanked the priest, the witnesses, the parents, the guests, friends and staff, and then took a commemorative photo.
But today's situation is obviously a little different, first of all, Fan Ting and Han Ji were not Catholics before, and the current scene is not in the church, but a temporary altar, and then there is a very important point, that is, the main priest Pope Paul II, and the auxiliary priest is also a cardinal, the scale is unprecedented.
By previous standards, this treatment was only possible for the emperor when he was crowned or married.
The most important point is that the Vatican has not established formal diplomatic relations with the mainland, and has always been in a relatively antagonistic state ideologically.
Paul II, born in Poland, is the second pope in history who is not Italian, and he has a more ** position, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev once said that without the Pope the Iron Curtain cannot fall, and many former Soviet republics also hold this view.
However, in January of this year, Paul II visited Cuba, which is also a socialist country, and his attitude towards Cuba was friendly. He criticized the long-term embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba and harmed the Cuban people, which won the trust of the Cuban government and people, and helped Cuban Catholics gain more freedom, and he also criticized the extreme corporate capitalism.
Paul II's health was not good, and after two premeditated assassinations and the threat of cancer, his health deteriorated, and in recent years, not only had a tumor removed from his large intestine, but he also had a dislocated shoulder and his appendix removed the year before. So in this case, he was able to come to Fan Ting's wedding scene to preside over it in person, which was obviously not expected by everyone, and ordinary royal family members could not ask for this opportunity.
The pope is for life, and after the death of the previous pope, the pope, composed of cardinals from all over the world, elects a new pope. The election of the pope must be carried out strictly in accordance with the traditional way since the Middle Ages. Elections were held by mutual election, with more than two-thirds of the votes cast. The list of candidates is not mentioned in advance, so it often takes multiple votes to get a result.
During the election period, the information about the election must not be disseminated. Waiting for the results of the election, thousands of worshippers gathered in St. Peter's Square outside the Sistine Chapel, their eyes fixed on the chimneys of the Sistine Chapel. Smoke rises from the chimney every time it votes, and if the smoke is black, it means that the election has not yet been decided. If white smoke rises from the chimney, a new pope has been elected.
The pope has always been Italian, but Pope Hadlia VI was a Dutchman. Non-Italians as popes caused an uproar* and tragedy. The Romans at the time considered it deviant to make a non-Italian pope. The Romans stormed the Sistine Chapel, beat the cardinals who were running for the Pope with stones and sticks, and looted the church of its valuables.
It so happened that the plague was spreading in Europe at that time, and the pope, who came from a poor carpenter's family, became the target of public criticism. A year and eight months later, the pope died inexplicably. Instead of giving in to mourning, the Romans celebrated it as if it were a festival.
More than 400 years later, Pope John Paul II, elected in 1978, was not an Italian but a Pole. When the news broke, the 150,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square were amazed and discussed.
However, the results of this election did not cause a stir, on the contrary, when Paul II appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's monastery, he received a traditional warm welcome.
It is amazing that Paul II was able to attend the wedding of a couple from a non-diplomatic country and officiate today, especially since many foreigners were Catholics.
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