"The master is reasonable, but they don't serve the Holy Son......"

John Tong really did not dare to refute the rhetoric of the Qing Baylor and the messenger of God, so he had to try to continue to criticize the so-called "Orthodox Church" from a doctrinal point of view.

"Haha, I'm not saying they're wrong, you're wrong, it's just that there is a reason for everything. After the division of the Eastern and Western Roman Empires, especially after Western Rome was destroyed by your Germanic people, the churches in the east were headed by the Archbishop of Constantinople. His prestige naturally came from the Eastern Roman Emperor, or rather the Byzantine Empire, so he enjoyed a high status in Eastern Rome. Oh, by the way, Byzantium is what you call Imperium-Romanum-Orientale. [1]”

When it comes to pleasure, Hongyi does not forget to translate modern common Chinese words into Latin of the 17th century at any time. As a professional, Hongyi knows very well that the translation of "Byzantine Empire" is a masterpiece of modern society, and its name is by no means a literal translation of later English and is not "The-Byzantine-Empire"!

The Byzantine Empire's own official name for itself should be Ρωμαν?α (Rōmanía, "Rome"), or Βασιλε?α-Ρωμα?ων (Basileía-Rōmaíōn, "Roman Empire"). This is the Greek translation of the Latin Imperium-Romanorum (Roman Empire) and the self-proclaimed name of the Byzantine Empire. To distinguish itself from the Holy Roman Empire, which also called itself the Roman Empire, and therefore before the fall of the Empire in 1453. Western Europeans called it the "Eastern Roman Empire" (Imperium-Romanum-Orientale).

Seeing that John Tang nodded in understanding, Hongyi continued: "However, the history of the Church of Constantine is short, and it has nothing to do with the disciples or apostles of Christ Jesus, so your 'Trinity' is not found in the scriptures, but it is based on some scriptures and holy biography, and after the First Council of Nicaea, in order to refute those Asiatic heresies, it became the basic creed in the "Nicene Creed". In this way, they naturally become the 'Father' and the 'Holy Spirit' on the other side. Isn't it the only one who is missing the 'Son'? ”

It is true that there is no written record in the Bible. It can clearly illustrate the so-called "Trinity" doctrine. The so-called "First Council of Nicaea" was a Christian council held in Nicaea in 325 AD. It was the first world synod in the history of Christianity, and it established a number of far-reaching religious laws and traditional doctrines that were accepted by the Christian Church in later generations.

Hongyi's very accurate exposition of Catholic common sense made John Tang listen very seriously. I couldn't help but nod frequently.

"And the church in the west. Headed by your Archbishop of Rome. In terms of inheritance. Rome is indeed the most authentic and of the highest status. But at that time, it was the most difficult, because Italy had become a barbarian territory! So. In the face of Constantinople's abandonment, he was helpless. Hongyi continued to say a long paragraph meaningfully-

In fact, the two churches originally belonged to the same family, both Catholic (Greek meaning "universal", Chinese translated as "catholic"), but the language used is different, Rome uses Latin, Constantinople uses Greek. The geographical and linguistic separation inevitably leads to contradictions between the two sides.

The Roman archbishop considered himself the rightful authority on matters of religion and doctrine, and several other archbishops had to listen to him, even though he did not have much political resources or power. The Archbishop of Constantinople also admitted that Rome was the eldest of several bishopric brothers. But this boss lives in the occupied area and lives a life of fear. Moreover, Italy lagged significantly behind the eastern Mediterranean economically and culturally, and still spoke Latin, not even the Greek language used in the New Testament. So even if he is a big brother, he is also an old-fashioned big brother. There is constant friction between the two sides, but there is no real conflict of political or economic interests, but more like a willful mind. The Archbishop of Rome wanted to defend his authority, but the Archbishop of Constantinople did not take him very seriously. This was only a long time to accumulate, and finally the first great schism took place.

"Your interpretation must be the will of God, and it will certainly be approved by the Holy See and the Pope, my little master. Perhaps I should write to the Holy See and the Pope to make them feel in awe of you. After all, even in our Europe, the home of Christ Jesus, there will never be a second person as brilliant and full of the Holy Spirit as you. You should be canonized, you should be recognized as a child of the Virgin......"

Tang Ruowang said cautiously. It's a pity that Xiao Xuanye was not baptized into the Church, otherwise it is very possible to run for the Pope in the future.

Hearing this, Hongyi was shocked! Canonization? Recognized as the Son of the Virgin? It's all too much! Besides, the Son of the Virgin is no joke! What is Our Lady? Although the Catholic Church emphasizes that Our Lady is a human being, not a god, a creature and does not have the same status as God, her belief in the "Mother of God" is not trivial, and the name "Mother of God" is also derived from Jesus Christ. As a real person, Jesus Christ's mother, Mary, is of course also the Mother of God, because the humanity and divinity of Jesus Christ are inseparable. But if he becomes the so-called "son of the Virgin", he will become a real person like Jesus Christ, which makes Hongyi immediately sound a person two hundred years later - Hong Xiuquan, known as the son of God and the brother of Jesus...... Wouldn't that be cut off from the countries of Europe?

"Hehe, no need, old Marfa. What is discussed today is just the words of one family, and it is only right to listen to the debates when you were a student at the Academy of Rome. As for writing to Rome, to the Holy See, to the archbishop, that is the business of your Jesuit Society, and it is inconvenient for Lord Benbel to interfere. Hongyi got out in time, so as not to really "startle the cardinals" in Rome!

"Yes, the old minister will do what you want." On the contrary, John Tang was a little unsure whether to write or not to write this letter.

After this rambling, Hongyi thought that the topic of "church splitting" had been foreshadowed, or that the "preventive shot" had been almost completed, and it could be accepted when it was good, so he turned to ask:

"Oh, old Marfa, you just mentioned that the Rakshasas are impure in their faith, and that this will be a reason for their failure. So let's talk about their other combat power, okay? For example...... How well do they use firearms? ”

This is the most important issue I am concerned about at the moment, my current expert - Tang Lao Mafa!

"A limerick poem. Look at the first word of each sentence》

Looking at recent history, I am disappointed

I was saying that there was an opportunity back then

Outside the map, it has been sharpened

It's hard to know what you're going to do

I got up and wore Rokkazi

Point out the world's pain and joy

China's brilliant ten thousand idiots

The Wenwu Dynasty was the only Qing Dynasty

[1] The use of hyphens here is actually wrong, but in view of the automatic ignorance of "half-width spaces" in the current system of the "Starting Point Writer Platform", there is no way but to know that the mistake is wrong and deliberate. Otherwise, you'll only see this effect - ImperiumRomanumOrientale - just a string of English letters. (To be continued......)