Inquisition of Rome.

This is the highest Inquisition in the Catholic world, it was established in 1542 by the order of Pope Paul III, and it is the highest Inquisition in the entire Catholic world, and it retains the right to supervise the Inquisition in the entire Catholic world.

This is different from the Spanish Inquisition, established in 1478 and directly under Queen Isabella, mainly for the humane treatment of heretics in the desert. The Inquisition of Rome was administered directly by the Pope. In a sense, it was also a manifestation of the struggle for power between the papacy and the secular king. After all, the power to determine who is a heretic must not fall into the hands of the king. Even if this king is extremely religious.

Paul III appointed six cardinals to form a central tribunal called the Holy Roman Catholic Inquisition, which required defendants who confessed their sins to perform public penances, including self-flagellation, pilgrimage to holy places, fines, and clothing indicating the identity of the condemned. In addition, in serious cases, property confiscation and imprisonment or even burning at the stake.

But that was a long time ago. Although the Inquisition of Rome still exists, it has long since lost such authority. However, it still has an important power, which is to judge whether a doctrine is heretical.

"Cardinal, a new heresy has emerged. It was found in Spain. A clergyman, dressed in black, handed a document to Cardinal Domingo, who was in charge of the work of the Inquisition in Rome.

To be honest, over the years, heresy or something has been very common. Since Martin Luther began the Reformation and began to "follow the Bible," half of Europe has become heretical. It is also because of the "Bible alone" that all kinds of ridiculous heresies have emerged one after another, and all kinds of careerists and liars are involved, and it would be simply abnormal if there were no new and suspected heretical sects one day.

"Lentini, don't rush to judgment. Whether it is heresy or not, we still need to study. The cardinal smiled and shook his head. This is the era that requires such gentleness towards heretical guys, and it also needs to be carefully studied to see if there is a need to save it, and then send someone to persuade or something. If in the past, they would have been directly arrested, put in prison, and interrogated, and if the heretics had died without repentance, they would naturally have been dealt with in a very warm and bloodless way.

However, now, the barbecue conference or something naturally can't be held for a long time, and even this "heretical" hat is not so easy to be buttoned up. Because, once you deduct it, in case people admit it, we are not Catholic, we are Protestant, and then we run away with a group of sheep that originally belonged to Catholicism, then ...... So where do you let the Pope shear the sheep?

So you see, the French Church has made it look like that, and as long as they are willing to say that they are Catholic, then the Holy See really doesn't dare to say that they are heretics. To be honest, the vast majority of heresies were far inferior to those of the French Church.

As he said this, Bishop Domingo flipped through what Pastor Lentini had handed him, and when he saw only a few words on the cover, Bishop Domingo frowned and almost threw it to the ground. There were two big words written on it: "Revolutionary Theology."

It's just that Bishop Domingo suddenly thought again, isn't this "revolutionary theology" related to the French revolution? Isn't it that the French Church doesn't dare to say that they were heretics, heretics, right? It's just that the guys of the French Church agreed at the beginning that they would never preach across dioceses. How can they go back on their word like this, and be so discredited? What about the most basic trust between people?

However, what can you do if the real French gang can't be said to be a heretic, even if they don't keep their word, even if they go back on their word? Do you dare to declare that people are heretical? If you dare to be so ignorant, believe it or not, the Holy See will become a heretic in a minute!

So Bishop Domingo held back the disgust in his heart and continued to flip down, and gradually his hands began to shake uncontrollably, so that the document rattled. Unable to read any further, Bishop Domingo put the papers on the table, clasped his hands together, and prayed to God, "O God, this is really, truly a terrible blasphemy......

After a while, Bishop Domingo regained his composure, and continued to flip through the papers. He read the document with a grim face, put it down, and saw Pastor Lentini standing next to him, so he narrowed his eyes and said, "Lentini, have you read this document?" ”

"My lord, I have seen it." Lentini replied with a bowed head.

"What do you think of those things in here?" The bishop continued.

"I think it's heresy, and it's the most evil heresy ever!" Pastor Lentini replied immediately.

"That's what you're talking about. But God is still generous. I would like to consult with His Holiness the Pope and several other cardinals. Until then, the matter must be kept secret. Do you understand? ”

"I understand, Your Excellency."

Bishop Domingo nodded, got up and took the papers, and went out the door, going straight to the Papal Palace. Go directly to Pope Pius VI.

In the original history, Pope Pius VI was imprisoned by the French because of repeated rebellions, and died in captivity in 1799 due to his advanced age. But in this time and space, because the French won more easily, Pius VI did not dare to jump back immediately, but instead avoided doom and lived to this time.

Seeing the Pope and explaining his intentions, Bishop Domingo handed the document to Pius VI. When Pius VI saw it, he asked, "This is clearly a cursed heresy!" Well, did you come to me because you were worried that this was something made up by the French diocese? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. I'm worried that these things have something to do with the French side. Why don't we write and ask first? Cardinal Domingo asked.

"No, this document must have something to do with the French, but it certainly wasn't made by the French parish. At least, the guys of the French diocese will not admit that such a doctrine came from them. Well, do you see what we mean? His Holiness replied.

Cardinal Domingo thought about it and understood what the Pope meant. Some of the statements in this "revolutionary theology" are so extreme that they smell of Jacobin, not even Jacobin, but of the ultra-left indignation among Jacobins. If this doctrine is followed, almost all of the upper echelons of France today should be guillotined. Although placed in the world, the order of their guillotine will be a little lower.

"Your Majesty, do you mean that these things were made by the remnants of the Angry Sect?"

"It's possible, but it's not necessarily." Pius VI said, "Maybe the French made it up to cause trouble." Those damn French guys are best at making trouble! We first sent a copy of this document and sent it to the French, telling them that we had discovered this heresy, and to see how they reacted. ”

Soon, this document from the Holy See was sent to the Church in France. Then it was quickly sent to the Minister of Public Security, Fouché.

Fouché knew that if such a version of "revolutionary theology" were to spread in France, it would definitely be detrimental to the stability and unity of France. This revolutionary spirit did come from France, and many of its ideas even came from Fouché himself. But now he did not want to see another revolution like this happen in France. In this respect, Fouché is now absolutely counter-revolutionary. And he also knew that there was not a single Bonaparte who was not counter-revolutionary.

However, Fouché also knew that this thing was not much of a threat to France today. Because the French had seen similar theories before, and had experienced life at that time. Life back then was nothing compared to what it is now. So, Fouché wasn't worried at all that these things would catch on in France. These things, will only be popular outside of France, and this, at least for now, is not a bad thing for the French.

As for Lucien, he knew a little more about it. He knew that there was a group of people, including the remnants of the French radicals, who had bought a lot of land in Louisiana, and they intended to build a so-called "tabernacle of God" in the New World, in Louisiana, on the land they had bought, that is, a region of democracy and public ownership.

The three Bonaparte brothers felt that this organization could contain the United States and pose a serious threat to Spain. So it's very encouraging. Although Spain was an ally of France, this did not mean that there were no contradictions between them. Besides, even if there is no contradiction, isn't it normal to pit allies?

France has long been drooling over Spain's vast territory in the Americas. With the "Tabernacle of God" and the "Theology of Revolution", Spain would certainly be all over the Americas, and this would give the French all sorts of opportunities.

For example, the war inevitably led to the sale of weapons, and the French could sell weapons to Spain while allowing the liberators of the Americas to buy civilian weapons through the "Tabernacle of God" in Louisiana, which was also a French citizen with legal status.

On the other hand, the French were able to penetrate into the Americas, including South America. The economic structure of the Americas, especially South America, is quite deformed. They did not have an independent economy, their economy was nothing more than a vassal of the European economy, and the so-called "liberators" could not change this, so the French had the opportunity to change the whole of South America from Spanish territory to nominally independent but de facto French territory.

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