Therefore, Antonio still said: "Your Majesty, do you know that Andrew is already a purple-clothed deacon, and at this point, the promotion sequence is generally in the direction of the black-clothed cardinal.

If you want to change to a priest in the middle of the process, you need to go through a consecration ceremony first.

And you are preparing to split out the Archdiocese of Madrid from the Archdiocese of Toledo.

There is no precedent for the Church to have a precedent for the transition from priest to archbishop through the transition between the adjutor bishop and the diocesan bishop.

Deacon Andrew is also too young, I remember that he is only 34 years old now, and in the past, there were people in the church who became cardinals before the age of 20, but they were all deep in Rome.

Madrid is a big city in Europe, and if you want to manage this diocese well, you have to be an old man. ”

Antonio said a lot of hard work, and even shook out the black history of the church, hoping to impress the king.

After speaking, he looked at Alfonso rather apprehensively.

Judging from past experience, this Spanish king still revered God, and he might have been able to get lost.

Alfonso saw the other party's performance in his eyes and smiled, he naturally revered God, but the church had little to do with God.

He didn't have to raise Andrew high, in fact, it was the same for another person, but he just wanted to intimidate and persecute the church.

This time the Reformation within Spain had already been acquiesced in by the Roman Church, and he had all the military power in Spain, so there was really no need to compromise with the people below, and the tougher the means, the better.

Alfonso waved his hand to stop Antonio's further persuasion:

"The consecration ceremony will be nothing more than a few in one.

As for age, I think he can do it, and the king of Spain has the right to appoint priesthood in the kingdom, and if the bishop disagrees, he can raise it with Rome. ”

“！” Antonio opened his mouth and couldn't say anything, shocked in his heart.

The other party took the initiative to ask him to go to the Pope, and then remembered that he had sent a message to the church three days ago, but now there is no reply......

He didn't dare to think about it anymore, and left directly with a goodbye.

In the next few days, Antonio was approached again, but he only prevaricated and did not express any opinion on the changes in the country.

Without Antonio's interference, the Archdiocese of Toledo managed to split up the Archdiocese of Madrid.

With the exception of Antonio, this act basically did not affect anyone's interests, so it did not cause any waves.

But then came the main event, as Andrew underwent the consecration at the Basilica of San Francisco.

There are many pairs of eyes watching whether this ritual can be completed smoothly.

In principle, at the point of archbishop, only the cardinal and the pope can officiate.

Spain had three cardinals at this time, but none of them were willing to officiate, so the only option was to draw someone from Rome.

Moreover, even if the cardinals in Spain were willing to perform the consecration ceremony, the Church would have to send someone to do so.

It's June 20th, and it's less than a week before the scheduled consecration ceremony.

In one of the halls of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Pius IX was arguing with several men in red robes opposite.

These people are the rulers of the Church, there are 70 cardinals in total, but there are only about 10 who can really influence the operation of the state and the Church.

Others are either nominal or too far away, like Antonio is also one of the cardinals, but his cardinal status is only because he has a name in a church in Rome, such a cardinal is a second-class priest cardinal, and the deterrent power is obviously not comparable to that of the head of the Spanish church, so Antonio generally does not walk in this capacity.

"Holy See, if we accede to the request of the King of Spain, the clergy will be considered to be completely over in Europe." Cardinal Jeanneth Simour said calmly.

There were some political disagreements and conflicts of interest between him and Pius IX, but this was a common phenomenon and did not put the future of the Church at risk.

From a personal point of view, he should support the Pope's consecration in Madrid, which would greatly weaken the Pope's authority.

The Pope is lifelong and cannot be overthrown, but that does not prevent them from taking advantage of this opportunity.

But he didn't, not only him, but everyone around him.

"Holy See, once this consecration is completed, not only Spain, but also the Italian states and the Austro-Hungarian Empire will no longer be under our jurisdiction, and the place under the direct control of the Church will henceforth be a small papal state." Cardinal Giovanni also made a warning.

Across from them, Pius IX, seated on the throne, was not as calm as he appeared.

Does he want to be led by the nose by Spain, he doesn't want to!

His original agreement with Alfonso was not to interfere in the affairs of the Spanish Church, but he did not say that the Church of Rome would help.

But he couldn't help it, when they made the agreement, the Spanish army had not yet set foot on Roman soil, but now the other side not only stepped on it, but also completed the complete military and economic tie-up, and even the submarine cable was preparing to start.

The Spanish government did not interfere much in the politics of the Papal States, but everything else was controlled, and it made no difference whether they interfered in politics or not.

"Ugh." Pius IX sighed heavily, and the territory of the Papal States expanded again, and the degree of freedom was even comparable to that of Avignon's prisoner, which can be described as not happy at all.

The Prisoner of Avignon was a turning point in the struggle for papal power, and it is probably the same today.

The Pope's sigh paused the cardinals opposite for a moment, but soon continued to accuse them that now was not the time to be merciful and to push someone out to reject Spain.

Holding his forehead, Pius IX slowed down before saying, "Do you think that I rejected King Alfonso, and that's it?"

You are already cardinals, so you don't want to weaken the power of the Church, but young people don't think so. ”

As he spoke, he pointed at Giovanni and then at Simole: "You, you... And you... And me, everyone will be replaced, guys, not for yourself, but also for your illegitimate children, mistresses and gold! ”

After speaking, Pius IX felt a burst of happiness, he had wanted to say these words for a long time, and he didn't listen to the other side of the official tone, so he had to speak the vernacular.

Sure enough, the other side was furious when they heard this,

"Pope Caution!" "Holy See!"

But Pius IX ignored them, and continued: "I will personally go to Madrid to consecrate Andrew, the glory of the Church in Europe is already doomed, but if we can satisfy Spain, South America, Africa, and the Far East, we have another chance." ”

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