Soon, the Holy See received a reply from the French diocese. For its part, the French diocese believes that it is the responsibility of the Holy See to determine whether a religious denomination is heretical or not, and the French diocese has no opinion on this.

This meant that the French gave the green light to the Holy See's condemnation of "revolutionary theology" as heretical. Although it is a bit embarrassing that the Holy See, when exercising its theoretically entirely own powers, must first look at the face of the French diocese. But this is not the first time this has happened in the Holy See, especially in matters related to France. In the original case of heresy of the Knights Templar, wasn't it that the King of France said who was a heretic, and the Holy See declared who was a heretic?

Therefore, after receiving the reply from the French diocese, the Holy See did not feel much humiliation, but was very happy, because it meant that they were free to make their own decisions according to their own interests.

The Inquisition of Rome immediately launched an investigation into the incident, and the matter soon became clear. This "revolutionary theology" discovered in Spain came from the Americas.

"What is the Mexican Inquisition doing! This kind of thing, they didn't even find out, they didn't take action. You know, when such heresy crosses the Atlantic and returns to the Old World, it is certainly not a matter of two on the New World. It's like if you find a cockroach in a room, there won't be just one cockroach in the room, but there will be cockroaches everywhere. Cardinal Domingo, who was Spanish himself, certainly understood what a threat such a thought could be to Spain when it appeared in the Americas.

Cardinal Domingo immediately proposed to the Pope that the "liberation theology" be declared heretical, and immediately sent envoys to the dioceses to urge them to investigate the relevant heresies in order to protect the "flock of God". In particular, it is necessary to immediately send a special envoy to the Americas, to the Mexican Inquisition, otherwise there may be a big problem on the American side.

In addition to its headquarters in Rome, the Inquisition had two vital branches. In fact, these two divisions are actually older than the Roman Inquisition.

The first division was the Spanish Inquisition. It was established during the time of Queen Isabella, and with the support of Her Majesty, the Spanish Inquisition and Her Majesty worked together to recolor a green area for the first time in history.

The other branch is the Mexican Inquisition. It is just as old, appearing even earlier than the Inquisition in Rome. During the Spanish conquest of the Americas, the Catholic Church, as well as the Mexican Inquisition, were of great help.

In a sense, the interests of the Holy See and those of Spain were deeply linked. This is especially true after the revolution in France.

Cardinal's suggestion was immediately adopted, and the Holy See quickly adopted a resolution declaring the "revolutionary theology" a "cursed heresy" and immediately sending envoys to the dioceses.

The most important of these envoys is the one sent to the Americas. For other dioceses, either do not estimate that there will be many such heretics; Either even if there is heresy, it will not be the turn of the Holy See to take charge.

The envoy sent to the Americas was Bishop Carlos, the nephew of Cardinal Domingo, who came from a Spanish aristocratic family and had previously worked in the diocese of Mexico, so he knew the situation there relatively well.

After receiving the assignment, Bishop Carlos consulted Cardinal Domingo and immediately set off for Mexico. He knew that the quickest way to get to the Americas was not to sail from Spain to the Americas, but to find a cargo ship from France that was willing to take people.

So he went straight to the port of Le Havre, where he could find clippers bound for the Americas.

For the average person, the clipper is very unsuitable as a boat for riding. Because it's just so dangling. But the Holy See was very worried that the damage caused by heresy on the American side was too great, so it asked Bishop Carlos to arrive as soon as possible. And Bishop Carlos himself very much hopes that through this incident, he can obtain a higher status for himself and his family. So he is also willing to endure hardships. In addition, he has been out to sea many times, and he can hold it up on his own. I thought of such a solution.

It's just that although there are many clippers to the Americas, it still takes time to find a reliable and suitable one. If you are not careful, you get on an unreliable thief ship, and the sea is vast, then it will be really......

Still, Bishop Carlos managed to find a reliable ship. This is a clipper boat that belongs to Stephen Girard. The ship travels between France and Mexico for a long time and is relatively reliable. What's more, Carlos recognized the ship's captain, López.

Captain López's ship will not leave the sea in two days, so Bishop Carlos will have to wait. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bishop Carlos chatted with Captain López about what is happening in North America today. During the conversation, Bishop Carlos referred to "revolutionary theology".

"Ah, I know that." Captain López said, "It was the lunatics in Louisiana." Well, Father, you may not know that the French adopted a Homestead Act for the development of Louisiana, whereby any man who could speak French—well, that the standard of speaking was so low that everyone on my ship could speak French—was willing to swear allegiance to France, could apply to the French government for a piece of land in Louisiana. That's quite a lot of land, more than a hundred acres! As long as you farm for a few years, or pay a small amount of money in a lump sum, you can get ownership.

It is said that the French also gave prisoners in prison a choice, whether they would rather go to Louisiana to be farmers or feed rats in prison. As a result, many criminals of all kinds were also thrown into Louisiana. I've heard that there are some extreme Jacobins who have also been exiled there.

That's where they came up with this 'revolutionary theology'. Moreover, it is said that there are many madmen who believe in this kind of 'revolutionary theology'. They gathered in northern Louisiana, bought a piece of land from the boss, and established their own village. I heard that they had set up their own church organization there, called the 'Tabernacle of God'. That means, 'The tabernacle of God will be built among men.'"

To say that what they did there is really similar to the situation of the early apostles recorded in the Bible. All of them gave their entire fortune to the church. In the interior of these cities they founded, it was said that there was no money for food or anything else, and that it was all distributed by the church. The members of the church are democratically elected. Well, these guys are really good at playing. ”

"Are there a lot of people joining them?" Bishop Carlos asked.

"No, not much. Everyone can get land from the government, so why do you have to give up your personal property to join them? Captain López shook his head, "Who believes in them?" But I've heard that they've brought a lot of people from the Old World. In addition, some Mexicans who are not living well are willing to run to them. They can give them to speak French, and then arrange for them to pass the test and take the oath of allegiance......"

"And then join them with the land?" Bishop Carlos laughed.

"Not necessarily, depending on their willingness." Captain López said, "As far as I know, there aren't many who volunteer. But there are still some of them. Because they really have some advantages over those who work alone. For example, they can pool their money to do things that other guys can't do on their own. For example, the irrigation of their land is the best. Well, I heard when I came here that they were going to build a power plant, probably the first in all of North America. In addition, I have heard that they have a lot of dealings with the Indians and make a lot of money. I've heard people say they're having a good time. ”

"These goddamn heretics!" Carlos thought to himself.

"Captain, are these people going out on a mission?"

"Of course. Have you ever seen a church that doesn't go out to preach? But in Louisiana, not many people are willing to pay attention to them. But I've heard that in Mexico there are quite a few Indians and poor people who are willing to listen to them. ”

Carlos listened, and his heart couldn't help but chuckle. He then asked, "Then the Inquisition doesn't care about them?" ”

The Inquisition here is, of course, the Mexican Inquisition. Compared to the inquisitions in Europe, which have been forced to civilize. In the Americas, Spanish rule is inseparable from Catholicism, and Catholicism has also relied on the Spanish authorities to obtain a status that is impossible in Europe. Although theoretically, the Mexican court has also become civilized, and no longer has the power to directly sentence people to imprisonment or even death. But just as Calvin in Geneva did not rely on the Inquisition, but through the municipalities to burn Servette, the Mexican Inquisition had the means to influence the secular courts to deal with heretics and heretics as they pleased.

"The Mexican Inquisition? What can they do with the French? Captain López sneered, "Although those guys of the 'Tabernacle of God' are not welcome in France, but in any case, they are French, and how dare the Inquisition do anything to them?" At most, they will target the following fellows who listen to the French preaching. But how can this work so well? ”