Chapter 136: The Battle for Faith
A week after the promulgation of the "Restriction of Faith Act" in the imperial capital, almost all religious forces in the northern part of the republic were controlled, the most famous of which was the "Saidong Incident", which not only caused an uproar in the whole country, but even the Dawn Church in the south also attached great importance to it, because from this incident led to another incident, the cause of the incident about why the Shenyang Military Region was rapidly declining and defeated.
The armies that fought from afar returned one after another, and the conscription of the imperial capital army began, and the intensity of this matter immediately overshadowed the limelight of the "Restriction of Faith Act" promulgated last week, and the enthusiasm over there slowly cooled down, and gradually focused on the conscription, for ordinary people, becoming a soldier is equivalent to becoming an opportunity for the awakened.
At the same time in the southern region, the Dawn Church also issued a new decree, the "Decree of the Peoples"
The "Decree of the Peoples" is not of much use to the awakened, it can be said that it has more restrictions, but it gives more rights to ordinary people, and the promulgation of this decree means that the Dawn Church is completely behind the common people.
For the Awakened, the more rights the commoners have, the less rights they have, and such a decree makes many people unable to understand why such a thing as a small loss could be enacted from the hands of a papacy who has never made a mistake and has always been wise.
The name signed at the bottom of the Law of Nations is the Pope's own command, which passes directly over the upper echelons of the Church and is handed over to the executor.
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The High Council of the Church, which is governed by the clergy faction and the knight faction, can be said to be the second largest decision-making body of the church, and the Holy Maiden and the Inquisition do not have governing power. If the Pope is not in power in the Holy Land, the High Council of the Church will have the power to act as its representative, and the High Council of the Church will have the right to elect the next pope.
The existence of such an institution is to share the pressure of the pope, and of course the power of this body in this session is not huge, because the crown of the pope in this session is a power collector, canonized by the gods themselves.
Once it reaches the next term, then this institution can play a huge role and shine brightly.
In the side hall of the Papal Palace, in the council chamber, three people wore red robes, and a golden scarf embroidered with a cyan cross on their shoulders.
The first archbishop was Xiao Feng's priest Sang Liang, and after Xiao Feng ascended the papal throne, he kept his promise and promoted him to the position of archbishop.
"This time, His Majesty the Pope should not have issued such a decree, the awakened who originally intended to join our church all politely refused, and according to the investigation of the people below, all those guys went to the imperial capital."
Yu Ruiming was quite angry, he was not a pure believer, his faith was not yet religious, his strength had reached extraordinary before joining the Dawn Church, so he could get this position, he didn't know much about many of the rules of the Dawn Church, in his opinion, that group of awakened people joining the Dawn Church would undoubtedly provide more strength guarantees for the Dawn Church.
Sang Liang didn't speak, and turned his gaze to Shangguan Hongzhuang on the side, an old archbishop with gray hair. Unlike Yu Ruiming, Shangguan Hongzhuang stood out from many believers, and finally sat in his current position with his pious faith and superhuman talent.
"The glory of our lord is intended to shine on all people, ordinary civilians have less life support than the awakened, and there is no problem for the church to stand behind the civilians, not to mention that the decision of the Pope's crown is not something you and I can decide."
Shangguan Hongzhuang didn't feel much point in discussing this topic.
Sang Liang also knew that there would be no result if the discussion continued, so he changed the topic, "The above decision is indeed not changeable, but it does not mean that His Majesty the Pope cannot drink good medicine. The divinity that the Shining Knight Chief should give as a reward for plotting against the Imperial Capital Awakened Association, we should complete it as soon as possible, and the Awakened Association's power is distributed all over the country, which is really a piece of fat. ”
"This matter needs to be done as soon as possible, I recently found a good seedling who became a priest in the training ground of the Glorious Knights, but unfortunately, I was caught by the other side." Yu Ruiming shrugged helplessly, a good seedling is rare!
Sang Liang was stunned, good seedling?
That shows that the other party has the potential to become an archbishop.
"Good seedlings? Recently, I found one who had fled from the East. Shangguan Hongzhuang remembered the young man he found when he went out to inspect the arrangements for refugees a few days ago, and the potential of the other party made his eyes shine, and the pious faith of the other party could not be compared to even some devout believers.
Crazy and persistent......
"What about people?"
It was the first time Sang Liang had heard that two people had been found at once, and it was difficult to choose one person like this from among millions.
"I sent it to the chaplaincy corps, and rest assured that I won't give it to the seminary, which is a place to train non-commissioned officers and scholars, not a place to cultivate faith."
Shangguan Hongzhuang smiled slightly, dispelling everyone's worries.
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The Imperial Capital and the Dawn Church belong to the same country, and it is obviously very difficult to really establish themselves as a country, and no one wants to split the country, so either the Dawn Church annexes the Imperial Capital, or the Imperial Capital annexes the Dawn Church.
Therefore, there is still a flow of people and economic flows between the two sides.
But even so, the imperial capital's control over the Dawn Church has reached an unprecedented height, and those who spread the faith in the area are punished as felonies.
The area around the Victor Temple in the western area of the outer city of the imperial capital has been sealed, and except for members of the Dawn Church, no one can enter unless they are specially approved.
The official claim of the imperial capital is a specific protection for the Dawn Church area, which is actually restricting the spread of the faith.
A group of soldiers was stationed outside the Victor Temple, a fence had already been built, and today, a hovering car was parked in front of the temple.
"No entry in front."
A soldier stood in front of the sedan and yelled, holding a firearm in his hand, apparently not a place to play.
The window slowly slid down, and a document was handed out.
The soldier was about to drink the other party back, his eyes glanced at the document, he was stunned at a glance, his whole body trembled, and he immediately stood up and gave a military salute.
"Sir, please come in!"
Immediately turn around and get out of the way, press the button on the next side, and the blocked door will open immediately.
As the door opened, the sedan slowly moved and went straight inside.
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In the Victor Temple, Du Tao and a group of believers are praying, the life of the temple is not easy recently, the imperial capital has officially cut off all channels for recruiting believers, and now the temple has almost become a prison, a few days ago Du Tao still felt that it was not a problem, and now he knows what it feels like to be under house arrest.
Fortunately, he also had something to do, praying daily to understand the teachings of the sacred scriptures and follow in God's footsteps.
Now the Victor Temple is inhabited by some believers who have not bothered to move out of the living area and enter the temple to live and pray for a long time, and Du Tao is also happy to accompany these believers to pray every day and cultivate their faith and the knowledge that the priest should master.
It's like a seminary course.
"Today's morning class is over, after you go to breakfast, rest for an hour and gather in the hall, today I will teach you the fourth part of the canon." Du Tao smiled and looked at the dozens of devout believers in front of him.
"Yes, Your Excellency."
The believers were very excited, and each class had a different experience, and the kind of exploration of the world of the gods made them extremely excited.
After the believers left, Du Tao was the only one left in the empty hall.
"All gone, your Excellency come out, go with me."
Du Tao whispered to the door.
"No problem."
A teenager walked out from the corner of the gate, and his bright smile made people feel good.