Even before the Pope's arrival, Napoleon had already learned by telegram that Joseph had invited him to France for a goodwill visit, and that Joseph hoped that through this contact with the Pope, he would gradually tie the Holy See financially to his chariot.

So Napoleon received the Pope quite warmly in Paris. They then negotiated amicably in the consul government, and Napoleon endorsed and appreciated the idea that His Holiness the Pope intended to promote philanthropy. He also expressed his willingness to cooperate with this within the scope of his ability.

This was followed by a frank discussion between the Pope and Minister Lucien on a number of specific matters, and the responsibilities and obligations of both sides were determined. The Pope, accompanied by Minister Lucien, then made a study visit to the universities and hospitals in Paris. Then His Majesty the Pope issued a joint statement under Napoleon's administration.

"His Majesty Pope Pius VII and Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the French Republic, on behalf of the Holy See and the French Republic, respectively, issued the following statement:

France believes that ensuring freedom of religion, that any people, any country, and no one can freely choose to believe or not to believe in a religion, and that believing in one religion or another is a natural human right and should not be interfered with by any secular force.

According to the Holy See, according to the teachings of Jesus Christ, 'render to God what is God's, and to Caesar what is Caesar'. Secular regimes should not interfere in matters of religious belief. In fact, there are historical lessons in the history of the church because of the intervention of the secular regime in religion, which caused the division of the church and the emergence of a large number of heretical beliefs. Therefore, the Holy See believes that at present, any attempt to rely on the power of the state to interfere in religion is contrary to the basic principles of religion.

The French believe that it is the duty of the government to respect the natural human rights of all human beings, and that even in the midst of forced war, we have a responsibility to protect the basic human rights of combatants on the opposing side. To this end, the Government of France has made the following commitments:

If combatants of the opposing side are captured, their basic human rights will still be guaranteed by the Government of the French Republic. The French government and its armed forces refrain from using violence or intimidation against captured persons during their interrogations.

The French Government will treat the wounded and sick of the captives as far as possible, within the conditions of its ability, and will not permit any danger or atrocity to the life or person of the captives, and in particular murder, torture, biological experiments or the deliberate denial of medical assistance and care.

The French government and military will also pledge not to deliberately attack the adversary's hospital facilities and to protect the safety of the adversary's medical staff.

The French government believes that the personal rights of civilians should be guaranteed inviolable, even in times of war. The Government of France undertakes not to deliberately attack civilian facilities or to attack, pillage or otherwise harm hostile civilians in war.

The Holy See believes that all human beings are created by God and should be brothers and sisters. The war between brothers and sisters is a great tragedy. Even if war cannot be completely eliminated for a while, it is of great significance to avoid excessive atrocities as much as possible in war.

The Holy See appreciates the commitment of the French Government and expects other countries to do the same in order to reduce the harm caused by the war to their brothers and sisters.

In order to show its support for the goodwill of the French government, the Holy See proposes that from now on protected medical personnel in warring countries may wear a red cross to identify themselves. Hospitals and other facilities should also display a conspicuous red cross so that the warring parties can identify them.

The Holy See will organize medical personnel to help the sick and wounded on both sides in the war, a gesture that demonstrates Jesus' love for humanity. The Holy See demands that the warring parties protect the safety and dignity of the medical staff organized by the Holy See. ”

With this joint statement, both France and the Holy See have put themselves on the high moral ladder. Now, any country that does not go to war in accordance with the joint declaration of France and the Holy See is almost automatically considered a barbarian.

At the same time, the Holy See took a big step forward in turning to the course of building a "philanthropic empire".

At the same time, in North America, the situation of the war began to change dramatically.

After France declared war on Britain, Louisiana quickly assembled a volunteer army of 50,000 men and began to attack Canada. But the French did not do well in this series of offensive operations. General Arthur Wellesley's troops, relying on defense, repelled several attacks by the French in succession.

However, the tactical success did not change the strategic passivity. After these battles, the British army's supplies were already very tight, because the sea route was blocked, and all kinds of vital supplies could not be brought in. So the army under General Arthur Wellesley was now grossly short of ammunition.

It was at this time that something even worse happened - the French-speaking guys in Quebec suddenly declared their independence and announced their withdrawal from the war and remained neutral in the war.

The betrayal of these guys in Quebec, the British have actually been prepared for a long time. But being prepared doesn't mean you're going to be able to deal with it effectively. While the guys in Quebec claim that they will remain neutral, the British simply don't believe that. What's more, Quebec took control of the waterways, and their changing attitude made the logistical problems of the British more and more prominent.

Immediately after Quebec's "neutrality", the French merchant ships sailed into the St. Lawrence River and sent a large number of supplies to Quebec. This led the British to fear that the Quebecers' "neutrality" was simply an attempt to prepare for the stockpiling of supplies sufficient to launch an attack.

At this point, the U.S. military began to regroup and re-attack Canada. They came from the east, while "neutral" Quebec provided various facilities to the American army, including selling them all kinds of supplies.

General Arthur Wellesley realized that if he continued to confront the French in the Great Lakes region, the Quebecers and Americans would likely cut off his already weak supply lines, so he ordered the entire army to retreat to Ottawa. But retreating in front of the enemy is not easy to say. In particular, the French Volunteers in North America, where almost every soldier had a horse, made them far more effective in pursuit battles than they were in positional warfare. When Arthur Wellesley eventually retreated to Ottawa, his army had lost half of his army.