Those who are eunuchs have a system, and those who are monks also have a system.

The Pope is a man who understands!

After struggling to figure out what this purple cardinal was from Stallone, His Excellency St. John Pommaison paid tribute to Pope Paul V, who was thousands of miles away.

Foreign devils are all smart people, and Paul V wants to empty the gloves of the white wolf, pointing at him Pang Maichen to lay down the Eastern Diocese for the Vatican. However, Paul V is also open, and he made extraordinary moves, and he took out the purple cardinal at once, which is not small under the blood.

What is the concept of this purple-clothed bishop, Gonggong Wei pondered it, he must be more compelled than the purple-shirted Dragon King, and he is at the official level of our Ming Dynasty, which is also the level of the six Shangshu.

Specifically, the Catholic system is also divided into seven grades, which are called "seven levels of holy products" in the words of foreign devils.

Which seven orders are the seventh-rank priests, the sixth-rank bishops, the fifth-rank assistant bishops, the fourth-rank diocesan bishops, the third-rank diocese archbishops, the second-rank archbishops, and the first-rank cardinals.

In addition to the "Seven Orders of Sacred Goods", there are also seven levels of junior deacons, chief deacons, assistant deacons, chief assistant deacons of the diocese, deacons of the council, and deacon of the prime minister, which are called the "seven orders of auxiliary sacrifice".

In the words of our Chinese, these deacons are equivalent to "officials", and those bishops are equivalent to "officials".

Above the "officials" and "officials" are the pope himself, and those who are ruled are those who believe in God, and this system is also the Catholic model of clerical rule. In this vast ecclesiastical ruling system, the purple bishop, also known as the archbishop, belongs to the upper ruling class and specializes in purple clothes and purple hats. The cardinals wore red robes and red hats, and the pope himself wore white robes and white hats.

White, red, and purple represent the supreme authority of the Catholic Church.

And now, Grandpa Wei is honored to be that purple, and he will become the first Purple Cardinal with an Eastern face in the history of the Catholic Church.

When Pope Paul V made this decision, the archbishops of the Vatican almost argued with God, but in the end, under the strong impetus of Paul V, the appointment was still issued and brought back to the East by Bishop Stallone, who returned to report on his duties.

In addition to bringing the appointment of the purple bishop, Sylvester also brought a handwritten letter from Pope Paul V to His Excellency Pommerson, which must have been incomprehensible to Grandpa Wei, but fortunately Stallone helped translate it.

In his letter, Paul V expressed his condolences and encouragement to Pommaison. His Excellency the Pope pointed out that a Catholic who is loved by the people in the East is enough to demonstrate the power of God to the believers in the East on behalf of the Holy See and the Pope. At the same time, in order to better spread the gospel of God in the East, the Pope and the Holy See decided to formally form the Eastern Diocese after careful consideration, and appointed St. John Pommerson as the archbishop of the Eastern Diocese, and Sylon as the assistant bishop of the archbishop, responsible for assisting the archbishop in administering the Eastern diocese.

"Archbishop, this is your uniform!"

A French priest who had traveled with Styron to the East held the purple bishop's robe that he had escorted all the way to the new archbishop of the Diocese of the East.

Gonggong Wei noticed that the appearance of this purple bishop's robe made all the priests present feel the power of faith, but he did not accept it rashly, but first expressed his respect for the Pope, he turned to the west very reverently, and then said to the missionaries present: "If any of you return to the Holy See, please pay the highest respect to the Pope on my behalf, and please be sure to convey to His Excellency the Pope that I, Pommaichen, wish him happiness in the Far East and eternal health!" ”

"Amen!"

Stallon happily asked His Excellency Pommaison to take over the letter of appointment and robe on behalf of the Purple Bishop, but to his surprise, the young archbishop, who was deeply loved by his people and possessed a strong force, suddenly fell silent, only to see him staring to the west, as if thinking about something.

Everyone didn't dare to come forward to disturb the purple bishop who had been canonized by the pope, and only after about half an hour did the new purple bishop turn around, and then looked at Bishop Guo Jujing and smiled at him, obviously, the purple bishop wanted to ask what Bishop Guo wanted.

Bishop Guo obediently stepped forward and silently followed Archbishop Pommaichen to the small river not far away.

Subsequently, the two had the following conversation.

"Is there any other purple bishop in the East besides me?"

"Your Excellency, rest assured, the Holy See has never appointed a purple bishop in the East, not even an assistant bishop."

"Why?"

"For the spread of the gospel of God in the East did not go well."

"Oh, that's right." Grandpa Wei nodded, and then asked the next question.

"Is the Pope elected?"

"Yes, Your Excellency."

"Who are they voted from?"

"Your Excellency, the Pope is elected from among the cardinals." Guo Jujing added, "It's the cardinal." ”

"That means the Purple Bishop doesn't have the right to elect a pope?" Grandpa Wei frowned.

Guo Jujing truthfully replied that the purple bishop does not have the right to elect the pope.

"Then if we want to elect a pope, we must first become a cardinal." Gonggong Wei felt regretful in his heart, it would have been more beautiful if Paul V had given him a cardinal directly.

"As long as the archbishop can make a contribution to the Church and have the hope of being promoted to cardinal, then he can vote."

Guo Jujing's words have meaning, firstly, he hopes that Father-in-law Wei can contribute to the Eastern Diocese, and secondly, he points out that Father-in-law Wei is still young and will come to Japan for a long time.

"Really?"

Grandpa Wei snorted, and then suddenly said, "That... Can that eunuch be a pope? ”

"Huh?"

Guo Jujing was stunned, yes, the bishop was not stunned, but shocked.

"I mean, can we be elected pope?" Gonggong Wei thought that the other party had not figured out the problem, so he emphasized it again.

After about two minutes and fifty-six seconds, Guo Jujing took a long breath, and then also solemnly answered this question, which had never been seen before in the history of Catholicism, as a bishop.

"There are no restrictions on the election of the papacy, except that the candidate must be a cardinal."

"Roar!"

A smile appeared on Gonggong Wei's face, he patted Guo Jujing's shoulder, and said cordially: "Guo Sang, you have come thousands of miles to the East, you are a true believer in God, I admire you very much." Therefore, if we accept the Pope's appointment and become the archbishop of this Eastern diocese, we will definitely reuse your drops. As long as you work hard, in the future we will be promoted to cardinal and elected pope, and cardinals around the world are up to you! ”

Guo Jujing was speechless, he only felt that everything around him did not seem to be the real world.

Gonggong Wei was very happy, and after figuring out that the eunuch could be the pope, he was even more interested in the pope's election system, so he continued to ask Guo Jujing.

What can Guo Jujing do? He could only answer truthfully.

"Your Excellency, according to the system of the Church, the Pope is elected by internal vote of cardinals from all over the world, and except for voluntary abdication, he may hold office for life and cannot be removed."

After answering mechanically, Bishop Guo felt a chill in his back for some reason.

"Tenured and irrevocable?"

This answer made Father-in-law Wei very unhappy, if this is a lifelong system, catch up with a lifespan than Nanshan, he Father-in-law Wei has a fart scene.

For some reason, after discovering that His Excellency Pang Maichen was very unhappy, Bishop Guo actually said in a ghostly manner: "Your Excellency, the Pope is a lifelong office and cannot be dismissed, but... The cardinals have the right to appoint a separate opposition pope, well... It is also possible to imprison, exile, etc. to overthrow the pope. ”

After saying the last word, Guo Jujing suddenly felt much more relaxed.

"Guo Sang, you, very good."

Father-in-law Wei is also relieved, it doesn't matter if there is a system, as long as there is a mouth. He firmly believes that as long as there is enough money, there will be such a thing as ballots.

Immediately afterwards, Gonggong Wei officially announced to the Western clergy that he was honored to be appointed by His Majesty the Pope as the Archbishop of the Eastern Diocese, and that he would help the spread of the Church in the East with all his ability and will.

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Author's note: Pope and Pope are two different positions, but they are both the same person.

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