Chapter 383: Papal Inheritance
"Since I was saved by God, I have been guarding the Holy See for more than 1,500 years."
King Arthur looked coldly at the astonished Pope, and said indifferently:
"During this time, I have witnessed so much ugliness that is contrary to doctrine and God's will! Especially since 500 years ago, this phenomenon has intensified, even if it is an exaggeration to say that it has stood on the opposite side of the Bible! ”
"Behind these acts that violate the right of human existence and equality, I know very well what role the Pope and the Holy See play in it!"
Arthur looked at the Pope quietly, without a trace of emotion in his eyes, as if what he was facing was nothing more than a statue of a saint on the column in the square outside:
After Jesus ascended to heaven, through the struggle of the missionaries represented by Peter, who sacrificed their lives and forgot their lives, Catholicism is now prevalent in the world. But since the nine crusades of the Crusades a thousand years ago, the Holy See has gradually become a tool and an excuse for plunder in the hands of those who are sinister and insatiable. ”
This is completely contrary to God's compassionate proposition of 'God loves the world' at that time, and it is a blasphemy against God! It's betrayal! ”
"I tried to stop this sin of greed, but God stopped me. God said: 'All men have lost themselves in greed and hope, and at the same time have lost their way to heaven.' Their viciousness today will surely be punished even more cruelly in the future! ’”
"So soon after the crusade of the Holy See, the king from the East, using his mighty legions of knights, swept and bloodied almost all of Europe! And they are called the Eastern Crusaders by Islam around the Holy Land of Jerusalem! ”
"Genghis Khan, in a bloodier, more cruel and more thorough way, completed the 'punishment' in God's mouth for the indiscriminate massacre of the Holy See during the Crusades. Even though they don't believe in God, I believe that their brutality must have been guided by God! ”
The conquests between the East and the West re-cleansed the minds of Europeans, and the Gospel of God's mercy was henceforth more acceptable to the world. And among them, the biggest benefit, is it not the Holy See and the successive popes? ”
"That's not how it is, Holy King!" The Pope finally recovered from his surprise and hurriedly defended:
"The Crusades were formed because evil Islamists had invaded the holy city of Jerusalem, and the modern pope was taking the necessary action to recover God's honor and territory from being defiled! And not just for the sake of expansion and plunder, as you say! ”
Arthur nodded, a hint of banter flashed in his eyes, and sneered:
"I know. I also admit that the original intention of the Crusades was good, that Jerusalem was indeed occupied by the Muslims - and that God knew about it, so He did not stop you...... But," Arthur said aloud:
"How can we explain the exterminating massacres used in the course of the Crusades? Can the old men and children threaten the heavily armed knights? In addition, the dozens of countries or city-states that appeared on the Mediterranean coast at that time, from Rome to Jerusalem, were all formed by Crusader soldiers...... How can this be explained? ”
"Isn't that aggression?"
"What about the Child Crusaders? They were drafted to the East to preach the doctrine of God, only to be sold into slavery in Alexandria! ”
"In addition, the establishment and growth of the three Holy See Knights of the Church, the Temple, and the Teutonic Church was only to protect the hospitals, churches, and civilians at that time? Do you dare to deny that there is not the slightest idea of targeting me and preventing the Knights of the Round Table from meddling in the affairs of the Crusade? ”
Arthur glanced coldly at the Pope, turned to meet the sun, and looked back at St. Peter's Square outside the cathedral.
"On the left is Peter, on the right is Paul, and they are both the most important disciples of Jesus. Although they were only two statues, Peter's bones are still buried in the center of the cathedral! Arthur's tone was cold, so cold that even the warm sunlight seemed to have a faint layer of cyan.
"If they knew that the Word of God they preached with their lives was turned into blood, killing, plunder, and greed by you, they would probably get up from the cemetery and destroy with their own hands the one they had fought for, right?"
As for what the Crusaders did in the war, the history books have their own records, and the pope could not deny this with his eyes open, so he had to remain silent and say:
"That was a thousand years ago...... Now the Holy See has become a purely spiritual institution that preaches the Gospel of God and promotes fraternity and mutual assistance, and there will be no more tragedies like the Crusades......"
Arthur smiled softly, and in the gradually brighter colored sunlight, the handsome and resolute face finally had a little expression. It's just that in the same tone as him, except for ridicule, it is disdain!
"It's true that more than a thousand years have passed since the Crusades, and it doesn't seem like there's any need to bring it up again, right?" Arthur smiled gently, but his eyes were as sharp as a sword and as cold as ice.
"Your Majesty, will you tell me that the three great orders of the Church of Good, the Temple, and the Teutonic Knights, which were born from the Crusader era, have also become history with the demise of the Crusaders?"
"Also, in Romania and Austria, which are not far away, the vampires that were once rampant are just imaginary legends?"
"And you, His Majesty the Pope, are just an ordinary old man with no power to tie his hands and an old man; The bishops of Vatican City at all levels, like you, have never received the light of God in the temple? ”
"Finally, I would like to know if the Holy See of Light will really have nothing to do with the Greek gods on Mount Olympus after the agreement between God and Zeus?"
"His Majesty, I am the guardian of Catholicism, and even more so the spokesman of God's armed forces! I don't need to say much about who I am. But can't you give me a complete explanation of what I just mentioned? ”
Arthur smiled faintly, stared at the Pope's eyes, secretly guarded, and waited for the Pope's answer.
No matter how strong he was, no matter how sharp the king's sword was, Arthur knew very well that he and the Knights of the Round Table were guardians of the outside world in Jehovah's eyes. And what he left behind in the temple of St. Peter's Cathedral is the purest and most powerful true legacy of God's power!
Even if he is as powerful as Arthur, he does not dare to despise this contemporary pope who seems to be dying!
PS: Delayed for some reason, I made up for yesterday's second update overnight.