"Forgive me for my faux pas, and may the god of oak be with you."

Dickens. Roft did the same thing to Princess Elizabeth as a clergy did to a secular ruler, and although the sect had not yet been formally established, everyone knew that Dickens. Roft will definitely be one of them.

He also saw himself as a servant of God.

"No courtesy."

Princess Elizabeth nodded, stood up, and replied to a fellow prayer among the members of the sect, "May the eyes of God be upon you and me." ”

It's a very formal occasion to meet.

Princess Elizabeth deliberately opened the seldom-used chamber for foreign guests or diplomatic members.

The important minister witnessed by the side, and the clerk worked hard to write down every word and deed during the entire interview process.

The Grand Duchess summoned the future Pope of the Cult of the God of Oaks, and of course it was more than just a meeting.

Dickens. Roft had been preparing for the day for a long time.

He proposed to the Grand Duchess that the Grand Duke and Earl John would allow them to establish the Cult of the Oak God and obtain permission to preach in the territory of the Duchy of Stuart.

Princess Elizabeth hesitated, consulted with the minister and her staff, and agreed to the request.

This is the trend of public opinion, and it is also the need of politics.

If she doesn't agree, maybe the whole county will riot tomorrow.

After all, there were so many people in the entire county who were blessed by the god of oaks, and many of them were not from the county, or even Stuarts, but merchants who came and went.

These caravans will spread the story of the gods of oak trees and miracles to all parts of the Muse Continent.

In fact, the people in the vicinity of the county town were able to hear the news so quickly, and they were credited with it.

Of course, Lin An will not allow the situation to deteriorate to the point of a civilian riot.

She had expected this scene for a long time, so she communicated with the emperor and the others early.

Although it had to loosen its shackles on the Holy See, no one wanted it to grow through demonic swelling again.

If religion must exist, then it is undoubtedly better to take this kind of control into its own hands than to let outsiders point fingers.

It is not for nothing that Lin An formulated such a gentle and non-aggressive doctrine.

There must be a relative balance between divine and imperial power, and no ruler likes to talk about divine authority and interfere with the religion of the succession to the throne.

In addition to the teachings, Lin An also prepared another trick -

“…… What the! Do you want to confirm the name of John's 'Son'? Princess Elizabeth covered her mouth in "surprise".

"Yes, that's right—isn't it already clear from the miracle that it happened?"

"The great god saw the suffering of the world through the eyes of Count John, and sent down divine grace, and countless people saw the scene of Count John surrounded by divine light on the day of miracles."

Dickens. Rovte's eyes were excited, but his voice remained restrained, and he said gently to the surprised Grand Duchess:

"This has undoubtedly shown that Count John has long been favored by the great gods, and that he once possessed the Son—a blessing from heaven, proof of the supreme grace that has enveloped the Blue Irises family, and all Stuarts will be proud and proud of it!"

Dickens. Roft is worthy of being a learned scholar in the past, and his words are reasonable and decorative, even if Princess Elizabeth knows the truth, this moment is inevitably infected.

Of course, the ministers on the side are watching, and the script has to be performed.

The Grand Duchess restrained her excitement and hesitated: "However, Count John is the first heir of the Grand Duke, this is ......"

The miracle was caused by the hands of Earl John and the Grand Duchess, who were the first to sense the oracle, and everyone has already tacitly assumed that the Grand Duchess and Earl John are members of the Church of the Oak God, which is also Princess Elizabeth and Dickens. Roft practiced the Church's courtesy, and there was no reason for the onlookers to object.

Influenced by the general public opinion of Merlin, a sect that has not shown the mortal world in a long time, they dare to ignore it, but a sect that has already shown miracles, even if it has not yet been established, cannot be despised -

The majesty of the gods cannot be disobeyed.

But even so, there is a difference between believing in religion and becoming a Son.

"The Grand Duchess doesn't need to worry, my god has already been instructed by the oracle ......"

Dickens explained.

According to the first draft canon, the clergy of the Oak God Sect, with the exception of a small number of secular laymen, were naturally required to devote themselves to the sect, stripped of their secular authority and secular status.

This was Lin An's decision to learn the lesson of the Holy See and avoid the divine right interfering too deeply with the power of the ruler and then corrupting it.

Therefore, the clergy who have real power in the denomination must be separated from the world and serve the gods wholeheartedly.

But the Son is an exception.

Because the Son and Holy Daughter are usually born with the divinity of the gods and are easy to sense the decrees of the gods.

They have a transcendent status in the sect, and although they do not have a real position, they can convey the will of the gods, and they are regarded as the embodiment of the gods, and they have great power and influence.

Count John is also a typical model among the Sons.

Therefore, no one wondered why the Grand Duchess had gathered the whole city for such a speech and ceremony, because it was a decree from the gods to Earl John!

Dickens said that Count John was able to sense God's decrees, partly because he was inherently compatible with the Divine, and partly because of the gods' favor for pure and young life.

“…… Our God has decreed that all Sons and Daughters will be given a limit of ten years to serve our God, after which they will be stripped of their titles of Sons and Daughters, regardless of whether they return to the world or become priests. ”

Translating Dickens's words, it is actually one sentence:

My god is Lolita/Zhengtaikong!

Such a discreet statement, everyone present nodded happily, and did not feel anything strange.

Because this is a very common thing in the Muse Continent.

Most of the sons and daughters appear in the form of pure young girls and girls, and although the range of choices of the Oak God is a little smaller, it is not surprising that in terms of purity, it is the same as other gods, and combined with the fraternity of the "life" doctrine of the Oak God, it is not surprising that he prefers young and innocent life.

And so it was decided.

Of course, the Son was to serve the gods for a long time in the sect, but Dickens said that the holy place of the Oak God Sect was in the county capital, and they also planned to build a large temple here to protect the holy place and preach to the people who came to make the pilgrimage.

As long as the Son is responsible for perceiving and conveying the oracle, there is room for maneuver in other aspects, such as education.

None of the ministers had an opinion.

After showing a powerful miracle, the establishment of the god's sect was already imperative, and his followers had a strong influence in the county, so having Earl John combine ruling power and divine power would be of great benefit to the stability of the county.

Many of the nobles who were listening to the audience had already begun to consider the question of how the nobles should deal with themselves in the face of this sudden and huge change.

……

The Grand Duchess and Bishop Dickens (provisional) announced the results of the meeting.

The crowd cheered!

The Holy Land and the Holy Son were in place, the canons and religious rules had been drafted, and the believers had been waiting for a long time, and the Grand Duchess, while allowing the Cult of the Oak God to be founded and proselytized, also generously donated a large piece of land near the eastern square of the city to the Cult of the Oak God as the foundation of the temple.

Dickens began to work intensively on the creation of the sect.

The first is the denominational framework.

The Pope is the head of the sect, he is the one who rules the secular faith of the god of oaks, and the spokesman of God in the mortal world.

The denominational structure under the Pope is divided into two parts: internal and external.

The core of the external part is the Mission;

The inner part of the core institution is the monastery.

As the name suggests, their function is to disseminate the teachings of the gods, and the second is to study and practice the canons and bring the faith closer to the gods—in short, the purpose is to broaden the channels for expanding the sources of belief in the gods.

God's grace is like the sea, and God's power is like hell.

In addition to loving and benevolent, the Oak God also needs to show his majesty to the people, make them aware of and reverent, and maintain the process of preaching and preaching, and protect the rights and interests of the sect and its followers from being violated.

Therefore, in addition to the Mission, three major Knightly Apologetics were formed, namely Oak Leaf, Thorn, and Morning Radiance.

Among them, the Oak Leaf Knights are the Templars, the first of the three major knights, the three major knights are appointed by the Pope, and the Grand Knight Commander is equivalent to the white-clothed high priest of the mission and the monastery, but in specific affairs, it is generally necessary to cooperate with the high priest.

The Oak God not only showed his majesty outwardly, but also exercised strict self-discipline internally, so that the clergy would receive holy righteousness and practice Sunnah without slackening.

Therefore, the Discipline Institute was established to supervise and discipline the behavior of the clergy within the country.

The head of the precept is the Black High Priest, who is the same status as the White High Priest, and is directly under the orders of the Pope, without interference from the rest of the sect.

The Pope is the head of the religion within and outside the sect, and under him, the presiding priesthood of cardinals, appointed by him, is responsible for the administration of specific affairs.

They have the same status as the High Priest, but they do not have the power to directly command the institutions, and unless the Oak God directly chooses them, the Pope candidacy must be selected by the Cardinal Priesthood.

In addition to the functions and powers of the above institutions, there is also a sanctuary.

The Holy House is a place for the retreating Pope and the Presiding Priest, who have no power and are no longer allowed to interfere in the affairs of any sect, but only to study the doctrine, to analyze the canon, to be closer to the sacred, and to be the highest deterrent to the sect.

The Holy Friar must be at least a fanatic follower of the God of the Oak Tree, and the Holy Friar of the Holy Monk must no longer appear before the world unless the Pope allows it.

According to the doctrine of the Oak God Sect, believers are divided into unbelievers, pan-believers, true believers, devout believers, fanatical believers, and orthodox believers, and according to the internal functions and powers of the sect, they are divided into three classes: congregants, clergy, and clerical class.

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