Chapter 224: Various Resolutions
In a tall and splendid church, several bishops sit together. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"What do you think about Saint Matthew and his Angelic Society?" The first one asked.
"Every year there are people who claim to have received the gospel of the Lord, but this time it is just a special thing, he can actually make angel wings!"
"Maybe it's a kind of biotechnology, just like the various biological events that have emerged in the past few years, maybe those angel wings are the handiwork of some scientist, and then he uses them to trick them."
Actually, I think the key to this matter is, did Matthew really receive the gospel of the Lord? What do you think? "A bishop asks a key question, and several people look at each other, a question that is not easy to answer, and it involves piety and worldview.
"I firmly believe in the existence of the Lord, but I have doubts about angel wings, especially angel wings that can be mounted on the human body, which gives the impression of being a fake and not a real angel."
"We can't tell if the Lord is manifesting or not, but it will have an impact on us, and now we need to determine whether it will ultimately be a negative or a positive one."
"I am also skeptical about the theory of epiphany, because at this stage of the development of science, the existence of the Lord is actually a faith, a way of life, a cultural existence, and an outlook on life."
"Okay, I get your point, so what are we going to do with this saint?"
"Wait and see what happens, and let time tell!"
"The radical will not last long, and it will be up to him whether his kingdom on earth and heaven can be established."
"Since he founded the Angel Society, then he is actually in competition with us, although everyone is spreading the faith of the Lord, but we don't need to help him."
"Understood, then let time tell if the angel is true or false!"
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"Ladies and gentlemen, what should we think of the Saints Matthew and the Angelic Society that have appeared in America?"
"The United States is too far away from our regiment, and we don't have much influence and people there."
"The angel is a symbol of heaven, I think maybe we should get in touch with him and try to introduce some angel wings, we should have our own legion of angels, even if it is a symbol or a ceremonial existence, it is very necessary."
"Do we need to recognize his role as a saint?"
"Matthew is a Protestant Church, and we are an Orthodox Church, and we recognize him as saints?"
"It's okay to cooperate moderately, we don't need to make a determination, after all, it's not a denomination."
"Actually, I think we can strengthen our ties with the angels, don't you think that the angels that Matthew has established will be secretly in line with many of the tenets of the Orthodox Church?"
"You mean?"
"We should seriously engage with Matthew, not only to try to share some angels from him, but also to try to communicate with him deeply to see if we can incorporate the angelic society into the Orthodox system."
"This method can work, send someone to implement it immediately!"
"Yes! Patriarch! ”
"Contacting the other patriarchs, it would be better for us Orthodox to be consistent in our attitude on this issue."
"Yes! Patriarch! ”
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"Your Majesty, what attitude should we take when you look at the Angel Society in the United States?"
"The glory of the Lord comes from the faith of the parishioners, not from the two feathered wings tied to their backs."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
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Similar discussions have arisen all over the world, and because of the tradition, the influence of angels is very wide, and many long-established religions have been affected.
Judaism from the Old Testament onwards, as well as Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and Protestantism that developed later, were all affected by the advent of angels, which caused a certain degree of confusion in the minds of the denominations.
Since the Age of Discovery, Western civilization has gradually spread to all parts of the world, establishing colonies and exporting religion to all parts of the world, becoming the dominant culture of the whole world.
Correspondingly, Christianity has nearly one-third of the total human population, and the majority of the population in all Western countries, most developed countries, has basically grown up in Christian culture.
Therefore, the shock brought by the appearance of Matthew to the Western world is quite obvious, if you make an analogy, it is like the sudden appearance of a dragon in real life, which brings a shock to East Asian culture.
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The same discussion took place in Capitols across the United States, in the White House in the United States.
"Mr. President, this is an investigative report on the recent Portland Angel incident!"
"Gentlemen, take a look, and see what kind of attitude we should take towards this angel society, these angels who fly over Portland every day."
"You think these angels are a special biological event?"
"Yes, according to the secret investigation of our East office, the angels did not descend, they are actually a group of ordinary people with wings, these wings are installed later, and they can flap like birds and carry the human body into the sky."
"So as long as you have this wing, everyone here can become angels?"
"Yes."
"The United States is a country with freedom of religious belief, and as long as this angel does not go beyond the law, we should not do anything to them, and these things should be caused by those bishops and popes or something."
"The Angels are building their own legions, and this could be a threat."
"There's no need to worry, the faith in the United States is free, the people have the right to defend themselves, and the Angel Society is regarded as an ordinary religious group, but there is too much interference."
"The slogan of the Angels will call on believers to establish the kingdom of God on earth is aggressive, and they are putting it into practice, the normal order of the city of Portland is being affected by the Angels, they are gradually transforming the community, affecting the faith of the residents, and they are still trying to check the law and order and city management, this may not be a good sign, I am afraid that the Angels Society is developing into a theocratic organization."
"Since the gradual development of modern science, religion has been declining one after another, and today, when university education has been fully popularized, it is difficult for religion to change anything, and the country with one state will only become less and less, not more and more. If the angels had that power, the Papal States wouldn't be left with a little butt size. ”
"I think we have to be cautious about the Angel Society, the appearance of angels still has a great impact on ordinary Americans, please don't forget, more than 60% of Americans are parishioners. Mistakes on this issue will have a serious impact on voter support. ”
"Okay, since that's the case, then let's wait and see what happens, don't hinder, don't interfere, and see how the American people choose!"
"Yes! Mr. President! ”