The head of the church is only a position, an honorific title, and its essence is the same as that of the archbishop, which is a specific title for the head of a particular region.

In order to make the Oriental diocese more suitable for the Chinese people and in perfect harmony with Chinese traditional culture, the archbishop changed his name to the head of the church, which has its inevitability and importance.

In view of the urgency and danger of the current situation in the Diocese of the East, it is also a historical necessity that His Excellency St. John Pommerson will become the head of the Diocese of the East, and thus be able to turn the tide and set things right.

In 500 years, there will be saints.

As a historical creator and reformer who has gone through vicissitudes and has gone from ordinary to great, and the creator of human civilization, Wei Gonggong is the one who has given him the sacred mission entrusted to him by history.

Wei Gonggong hoped to cultivate a group of reformers, so that these reformers could clearly understand the erroneous line and ideological errors existing in the Eastern Diocese, unswervingly struggle against the erroneous ideas and erroneous line to the end, shake off the shackles of old dogmatism, and completely break all kinds of blind movements and superstitions that appeared in the Catholic missionary cause in the East.

To break the old authority, it is necessary to establish a new authority.

The five-level responsibility system is to establish the authority of Wei Gonggong in the Eastern Diocese.

"Everything obeys the Eastern Sect Master, and everything passes through the Eastern Sect Master!"

Under the guidance of the spirit of the two "everythings", Wei Gonggong believes that the Diocese of the East will be able to become a motor for the take-off of Catholicism in the future, and will also be able to become a model for the world Catholic movement.

Great people are destined to be alone.

Father-in-law Wei can't fight alone, he needs his comrades.

Comrade Xiong Sanba is an excellent Catholic priest and the most faithful student of Father Matteo Ricci, an old friend of the Chinese people, so it is only fitting that he should take over the post of head of the Catholic branch in Beijing.

Of course, in the previous months, Grandpa Wei had many cordial conversations with Guo Jujing, Jinnige, Stallon and others about the personnel arrangements of the Catholic Church.

When talking about the personnel arrangements of the most important Chinese diocese in the Oriental Diocese, Guo Jujing, Jin Nige and others unanimously recommended Comrade Xiong Sanba to be the head of the Beijing branch.

There are three reasons for this.

First, Comrade Xiong Sanba is still young, only 52 years old this year.

At this age, the head of the Beijing Church, who is equivalent to the provincial patriarch of the Chinese diocese, is undoubtedly suitable and competent.

Second, Comrade Xiong Sanba was a good student of Father Matteo Ricci, and he had a certain prestige in the Chinese diocese, including the Jesuit Society in China, and could effectively suppress the opposition of the Beijing branch.

Third, the appointment of Comrade Xiong Sanba can send a clear signal to the Jesuits, that is, the new bishop of the East will vigorously use the pro-China faction and the Ronghua faction. In this way, the Matteo Ricci clergy, who have been suppressed by Long Huamin, will definitely enthusiastically support the Eastern Sect Master.

Gonggong Wei adopted Guo Jujing's opinion, and this time he came to Nantang in person to test Xiong Sanba.

Winning Fu Xunxun is to pave the way for Xiong Sanba to officially administer the Beijing branch; The matter of Macau Huiyin is a test of Comrade Xiong Sanba's loyalty.

Facts have proved that Comrade Xiong Sanba has withstood the test of the organization, and Xiong Sanba is trustworthy in the major areas of right and wrong.

According to the Catholic system, priests and bishops are generally baptized by the archbishop on their knees when they are appointed.

The new Oriental sect leader was obviously unwilling to adopt the Western-style baptism method, so at his request, Comrade Xiong Sanba stood upright, raised his right arm, and shouted "loyalty" three times, so that he was officially appointed as the head of the Beijing branch hall.

"The Academic Affairs Office plans to select seven to nine academic commissioners, and the commissioners will be selected by the heads of each branch hall.

Father-in-law Wei encouraged Xiong Sanba to be a good master of the Beijing hall, and encouraged him to lead his staff... He led his clergy and lay activists to actively develop the Jingshi branch, develop business, recruit talents, and contribute to the take-off of Catholicism in China.

According to Article 7 of the Sinicization Planning Plan, the head of the church is equivalent to the assistant archbishop of the fifth rank of the seventh rank of the holy product, and the academic commissioner is equal to the bishop of the diocese of the fourth grade, while Xiong Sanba was only a bishop of the sixth grade, if he can be elected as the academic commissioner, he will be promoted to two grades at once, which is undoubtedly a leap forward in the career of the 52-year-old Xiong Sanba.

Obviously, Father-in-law Wei has high hopes for Xiong Sanba.

Regarding the matters related to the formal establishment of the Beijing branch of Nantang, Gonggong Wei only asked Xiong Sanba to do it according to the plan, and if he could not deal with it, he would report it to the sect leader for decision.

"Don't panic in case of trouble, write a report and hand it to me..."

In terms of specific work, Gonggong Wei gave Comrade Xiong Sanba some suggestions and advice, and at the same time asked him to pay attention to promoting more young clergy, especially to selecting talents from among the representatives of believers, and conferring priesthood without sticking to one pattern.

"We in the Oriental Diocese must break the constraints of the past, break those altars and jars, have the courage to innovate, and do whatever is beneficial to the development of our church!"

"In the future, whether it is from the West or the East, it will be a solid force for our Eastern diocese, especially young people, we must pay attention to and cultivate. We want to do our best to provide a platform for young people to develop their strengths, so that they can feel the vitality that other dioceses do not have in our Eastern Parish! ”

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After a long conversation, Gonggong Wei handed over an iron-cast seal letter and a letter of appointment to Xiong Sanba. With this seal, Xiong Sanba has full authority to dispose of everything in the Beijing Branch, and no one has the right to interfere in the work of the Beijing Branch except for the head of the church and the Academic Affairs Office.

"It's getting late, it's Chinese Chinese New Year's Eve this year, so you have to get together with the representatives of the believers, and you can drink alcohol if necessary. Of course, the rules and precepts can cultivate people's character, but appropriate relaxation can stimulate people's vitality. ”

Before leaving, Gonggong Wei specially inspected the Nantang warehouse accompanied by Xiong Sanba and others. The storeroom is full of all sorts of novelties that have been shipped from the West for decades.

Pick the left and pick the right, and when he left, the things selected by Grandpa Wei were loaded into two large cars. Among them, Matteo Ricci once gave the Western clock to the current emperor, the style is exactly the same. There are countless other Western gadgets, and each of them is very lovely.

Wei Gonggong did not use his power for his own personal gain, let alone embezzle or embezzle, but to give these things to the imperial relatives of the Ming Dynasty, so that he could work for the church to obtain the official recognition of the Ming Dynasty's missionary rights, and for the Ming Emperor to agree to the expedition to Japan organized by the Eastern Diocese.

Gifts are the best thing to touch people's hearts.

God also has to receive gifts, otherwise, what God's protégés eat and drink.