Chapter 914: The Funeral
Anyway, if this group of bishops fights, the four of them really don't know which one to help.
Before the four of them could exit the door, they saw Bishop Caesar pointing at Bishop Henry's nose and saying angrily: "Shameless old thief! Which eye do you have seen me hurt so many civilians? β
The four guards sweated heavily, quickly withdrew, and quickly closed the door of the office to prevent the leakage of family scandals.
Henry leaned against the wall, slightly nervous, and said, "The Japanese and American governments have already come up with evidence......"
Before he finished speaking, he heard Lin Zi interrupt angrily: "Have you investigated their so-called evidence?" Why did you put a basin on my head without even figuring out the truth? Are you from the Holy See or from the Japanese and American governments? Shameless people like you should be excommunicated from the Holy See! β
Henry finished his sentence, and the prepared set of rhetoric ran into a direct one, and his head was a little short circuited in fright, and he forgot the words...
He thought that with his status as the chief bishop, coupled with the presiding position of the chief bishop of the collegial panel during the transition of power of the Holy See, he could deter Lin Zixian and control the direction of the conversation.
As everyone knows, Lin Zixian will eat his set, the so-called chief bishop is just a decoration for Lin Zixian, the pope has been hung up, now our ranks are equal, we are all cardinals of bishops, why do you question me?
The others were all stunned, but they didn't expect Lin Zixian to dare to rush into the chief bishop.
Second Bishop Benedict stared at Thomas and said in a deep voice: "Thomas, you are responsible for maintaining the safety of the Holy See, are you ready to sit idly by?" β
"It's rude!" Cecil and Felix seconded. They all protested against Lin Zixian's behavior.
Thomas finally stood up and said slowly: "I hope everyone calms down, if there is any confusion during the birth of the new pope, I will exercise the ultimate judgment and punish him severely, no matter who it is!" β
This was obviously not for Lin Zixian alone, but to warn everyone present. Because he had already seen that this meeting was a little abnormal, as soon as Henry opened his mouth, it was obvious that he was coming to Lin Zixian, and he had promised not to let people influence Lin Zixian to see Paul off during this period.
And Lin Zixian is also not good at stubble, so many bloody storms have come over. If Ming Huanghuang couldn't feel the crisis in the meantime, so many years would be in vain. So as soon as Henry opened his mouth, he immediately saw that there was no good feast, and he was keenly aware of the crisis and went crazy on the spot. Don't let the meeting go ahead.
He dared to come alone, so he naturally had some adaptability. The two can be said to have cooperated a little.
However, Thomas is now indeed qualified to say this, and during the transition of the papal power, he, the ruler of the armed forces, is not allowed to interfere in politics, which is clearly stipulated, otherwise the matter of "power from the barrel of a gun" will easily appear in the Holy See. That's why the last time he voted, he left without even raising his hand.
But at the same time, he was a special being, a secret cardinal canonized by successive popes, the so-called 'silent mind', in charge of the Inquisition. That is, the legendary head of the Knights Templar.
Such people are canonized by the Pope. is only loyal to the pope, to put it bluntly, the pope can exercise the power of the emperor in the Holy See because he always holds the military power and has the most reliable force to be loyal to him. Therefore, the six-member collegial panel during the transition period of papal power is qualified to remove Lin Zixian, but it is not qualified to remove him, and only after the birth of the new pope has the right to decide whether to continue to use him.
The reason for this is also to have a check and balance between the papal power and the military during the transition of the papal power. Avoid a monopoly on power.
As soon as Thomas spoke, Lin Zixian was very embarrassed, and he flicked his sleeves and retreated.
Thomas stared at Henry coldly and asked, "Lord Bishop, if there is nothing going on." We don't bother with your work. β
Henry's face turned to the side, looking like he was pleased, and the people had moved out the ultimate judgment power, and there was no way to do what they wanted to do.
Thomas didn't say much, glanced at everyone, turned away coldly, and opened the office door with both hands.
Lin Zixian followed, followed by Joyce and Daniel.
As soon as the group walked out of the office building, Thomas tilted his head and asked, "Bishop Joyce, what is the purpose of Bishop Henry's meeting?" β
Joyce snorted coldly: "He thinks that Bishop Caesar's current status is not suitable to appear at the funeral of His Majesty the Pope, nor is it suitable to participate in the ceremonies of the Holy See in public, and wants to remove Bishop Caesar from the position of Bishop Caesar, temporarily imprisoned, and wait for the new Pope to deal with it." β
Thomas frowned, nodded at the two of them, turned around and led the sneering Lin Zixian away.
The two bishops stood still, and after seeing the two leave, Daniel said thoughtfully: "It seems that Thomas and Caesar have a tacit understanding. β
"I think Henry must be angry right now." There was a hint of playfulness at the corners of Joyce's mouth.
The two of them looked at each other, and they both shook their heads and sighed, every time the papal power is handed over, there will be dark tides of turbulent things, just big or small.
The two of them knew very well just now that only the six of them could exercise the right to vote in the collegial panel, and Henry controlled the four votes of the collegial panel, that is, Henry had the final say, once Henry put the topic into the voting stage, Thomas had no right to interfere in politics, no matter how angry and opposed, he could only watch the vote go through and then execute.
Before Henry could say a word, Caesar immediately smashed Henry's desk in a frenzy, and looked like he was going to do something to Henry. Thomas immediately found a reason to interfere and moved out of the ultimate judgment power, saying that anyone who was in chaos would be severely punished.
So it is obvious that if Henry forcibly pushes the vote again, Caesar will definitely make trouble, and as soon as Caesar makes trouble, Thomas will logically use the ultimate judgment power during the transition period, and who is right and who is wrong will be Thomas who has the power of the army.
Just ask where Henry dared to push for a vote against Caesar at this time, a case of open and hidden arrows within the Holy See was resolved by Thomas and Caesar, and the two worked well together.
Outsiders are generally unaware of what is happening inside the Holy See, but at this time, Rohm, who is far away from the Watson base in Somalia, is very excited.
Standing in the shade of a few trees in a hard hat, RΓΆhm watched the construction machinery on the infrastructure construction site in the distance be busy, and he was happy and relieved that in a few months, the airport at the Watson base would be built, and his ideals were thriving.
An off-road vehicle quickly drove up and stopped next to the shade of a tree, Johnny, who was wearing sunglasses, quickly got out of the car, walked up to him, took off his glasses, and said respectfully: "Sir." β
Rohm laughed: "I heard that Caesar openly appeared in the Holy See to attend Paul's funeral?" β
"Yes." Johnny nodded.
"The Holy See has not helped Caesar clarify until now, apparently Caesar has not enlisted the help of the Holy See, it seems that his situation is very bad and he needs help."
Johnny frowned, "You want to help him?" β
"Why not?" Rohm smiled: "What a good opportunity, if we can get the help of the forces in his hands, such as the strong financial resources or old members of the Minghua Consortium, then we will be like a tiger." He was reluctant to cooperate with us before, I think it was because he had no need to cooperate with us, but now it is different, the whole world will be his enemy, the Chinese government has not spoken out, even the Holy See is silent, there is not much way for him to retreat, but I am willing to give him a way out, and at all costs to ensure his safety, to create a brilliant tomorrow together, I think he has no reason not to cooperate with us now. β
He suddenly turned around and clapped his fists and said excitedly: "Send someone to the Holy See to contact him, and if he agrees, immediately send my escort team to pick him up in person." β
Johnny was somewhat suspicious and said, "Sir, your escort is your safety, let them leave, I am worried about your safety." β
Rohm shook his head resolutely and said: "Johnny, listen to me, his help is very important to us, if he agrees to cooperate, bring him here at any cost, be sure to ensure his safety, I will greet him with the greatest enthusiasm and sincerity!" β
"Okay." Johnny quickly got into the car and left.
'You didn't choose me, I chose you, I guided you and made you fruitful, endless. β
Inspired by Pope Paul's favorite gospel during his lifetime, conditional believers from all over the world gathered in Rome, overcrowding the entire city of Rome.
Helicopters were constantly flying over Rome, and uniformed police officers were dispatched to maintain law and order. In the bustling crowd, there were volunteers who offered to deliver drinking water to the pilgrims, or food, and the whole city was plunged into a great and silent mourning.
In St. Peter's Square, believers from all over the world sat or slept on the floor with tents, plastic sheets, blankets, etc., and occupied their seats in advance, all wanting to accompany His Majesty the Pope at the last moment. Of course, there are also journalists, as well as the heads of state of Italy and some countries, as well as envoys from various countries.
St. Peter's Square was closed the night before to prevent crowding, and only those devout people who arrived early to sleep in the square were really eligible for the funeral. Outside the square, tens of thousands of believers could not enter.
Under the bright sun, the flags of the countries of the world fluttered in the wind in all corners of the square, and a vacant passage lay across the sea of people.
When the solemn and calm chants and the thick organ music began to echo in the square, all eyes were on the beginning of the passage, and a huge sense of sadness that was almost tangible covered everyone's body and mind almost instantly.
Even if you are not a believer, being surrounded by this atmosphere is indescribably shocking to your soul, and it will produce an extremely inexplicable sadness.
Before many people saw the holy face of His Majesty the Pope's body, they could already find it difficult to control their emotions and began to cry bitterly, true believers!