Chapter 278: Rash and Rude
While William's reorganization of the army and government was in full swing, Steward Osborne also began to recruit mercenaries in Rouen, Switzerland, Castile and other places, of course, he recruited on the grounds of fighting the Saracens, and he did not dare to say in public that this was to fight against His Majesty the Pope.
Everything in Normandy was so alive that no warrior, farmer, artisan, or merchant could find their place, and everyone was happy with their lord William.
But at this time, the papal emissary broke the peace of Normandy, and he directly asked William with the will of the pope.
"Father Bernardo, what purpose did you bring to His Majesty the Pope in Normandy?" Sitting on his throne and, surrounded by nobles, William summoned Bernardo, the papal emissary, in the hall of the Duke's Palace.
"Yes, there is an answer to your two requests to come to Normandy for your coronation as king and for the canonization of Madame Jeanne as a saint, and his majesty has ordered me to explain to you." Father Bernardo was not afraid to look at the gaze of many Norman nobles, and said slowly and carefully.
"Let's just say it, Father Bernardo." William held out his hand and said.
"His Holiness agrees to the coronation of you as Norman king, but you will need to travel to Rome in person to receive the coronation ceremony for you.
At the same time your Jenny. Morality. Baroness Dak has no conclusive miracles and cannot be canonized as saints and beatitudes, but His Majesty the Pope understands your difficulties and has made her Venerable. Father Bernardo spread his hands and said helplessly.
The Catholic Church's procedure for listing is divided into four stages, which are the entire process or stages from the selection to the inclusion of saints, namely the Servant of God, the Venerable, the Blessed and the Saint.
The Venerable is the one in which the faithful can proclaim to the Pope the virtues of the person under investigation when there is sufficient evidence. and, with the approval of the Church, to print prayer cards with a picture of the honorable person in the local diocese and to encourage the parishioners to seek the intercession of the honorable person for mercy. By the time the printing of the courtship card was granted, the candidate had already entered the ranks of the honorable.
Blessed, also known as "Blessed", is a stage that shows that the soul of the venerable is "worthy of trust" in the glory of God.
If the person being blessed is martyred and fatal, he can be canonized only if the Pope certifies the martyrdom and examines the candidate's faith and charity. But if the venerable is not a martyr, but a refinement, one miracle (no less than one) about the candidate must be proved to the universal Church.
When the above miracles are present, the Church, after careful examination, will be approved by the Congregation for Canonization and approved by the Pope, and after the approval of the Pope, the deeds of the Blessed One will be publicly recited at the Vatican's Mass of Beatification, and the candidate will be included in the list of Blessed Persons.
From this point on, the portrait or photograph of the candidate can be publicly worshiped in the region, and the aperture at the back of the head can be increased, and a saint can be made to be placed in the church, according to church tradition.
In William's expectation, Jenny could not be canonized as a saint, at least she could be truly blessed, but the Holy See gave William a slap in the face and directly canonized Jenny as a second-class honorable, which was simply an insult to William.
As for His Majesty the Pope's non-comedy coronation of William, this is completely different from what he said before, and he is completely playing William as a monkey.
It seems that William's Pope His Majesty only regarded William as an object of exploitation, a subordinate whom he could command at will, rather than a partner of equal status, and was very disrespectful to William in his words, as if it were a matter of course to make demands on him.
Father Bernardo's contemptuous attitude immediately angered William and his nobles, and if it hadn't been for William's stopping, they would have drawn their swords and taught this hateful priest a good lesson.
"Is this what His Majesty the Pope is saying? Then you can get out of here, but you'll be in Rome. William pointed out the door with his right hand and said with a blank face.
To be honest, William's heart is also very annoyed, he has always spared no effort to support Benedict IX, whether it is the purchase of weapons and plates, the giving of funds and materials, or even the dispatch of noble instructors, William agreed, but he did not expect his Pope His Majesty to return to him in this way, which made him angry, and it was already William's best effort to hold back from the attack.
"Lord William, you can do it yourself." Father Bernard gave William a meaningful look before turning away.
"Your Highness William, the Holy See is simply too deceitful, and we should resolutely fight back."
"Yes, we have to fight back hard, and we can't let that Roman fake monk take it lightly."
"March to Rome, march to the Vatican..."
I don't know who took the lead, but the nobles present were all angry, and they all spoke to William.
"Quiet..."William's scepter in his right hand struck the ground three times in a row, and he shouted loudly, finally shocking the nobles on the field, and when the calm was restored, William looked around at everyone and said:
"I am also very angry that the Holy See treats me with such contempt in Normandy, but impulsiveness cannot solve the problem, and we must be careful in opposing the Holy See, especially since there are many ill-intentioned people around us who are watching Normandy, and we cannot give them any opportunity to take advantage of."
"Yes, Your Highness William, we were reckless." The person who took the lead was persuaded by William, and bowed down to William with the others.
"But that can't be said about it, steward Osborne." William looked at Osborne's butler and ordered: "Your recruitment of mercenaries must be carried out as soon as possible, and you must recruit more mercenaries, and I will send them to Rome to help Caesar and his family, and make some trouble for His Majesty the Pope." ”
"Obey your orders, Master William." Steward Osborne stood up and bowed.
"Bishop Hamelin, the next coronation and enthronement ceremony will be held in Rouen, and you will be in charge of presiding over the coronation for me.
Count Adolf, who is responsible for contacting the kings and princes from all over the country to come and watch the ceremony, and acknowledge that the task of my Norman kingdom has been entrusted to you, and I ask you to fulfill this task. William then looked at Bishop Hamelin and Count Adolf.
"Yes, His Highness William." The two of them got up, came to William's front and bowed to receive the order.
"Bishop Hamelin, I have one more thing to tell you." William looked at Bishop Hamelin again and said, "You are going to preach Jeanne in all Normandy and France. Morality. Dak's deeds made her a de facto saint to be admired by Christians left and right. ”
"His Royal Highness William, are you going to break with the Holy See? His Majesty Benedict IX was not a man willing to give in. Bishop Hamelin was worried.
"It's okay, I have my own measure, you do what I tell you to do." William shook his head slightly, waved his hand, and said.