Chapter 242: The New Pope
The wind from the ocean blows the hill, and the cross on the hill glistens in the sun, and the devout believers will certainly bow down when they see it.
Melody singing emanates from the choir, pastors read Bibles, and passers-by wear crosses on their chests or hold them in their hands.
The devotees singing the praises of God's voice and coming and going make up the most common streetscape in this huge city.
And the churches that stand in the middle of the city, and all kinds of buildings full of cross-religious style, where you don't see any discord happening, no murderers, no thieves, no prostitutes, no non-believers, and no pagans! Although it was almost breached hundreds of years ago, with their frenzied worship of faith, the believers defeated the enemy again and again, so that the enemy had to sign an armistice. The armistice was not in favor of the Holy See, even though they had done their best to avoid the fall of the Papal City.
The most common building in the Papal City is the church, all kinds of churches, there are offices from the diocese below, there are also special ecclesiastical colleges, the ecclesiastical college education system is the most complete education system in the Roland continent. Except for the aristocracy who were able to recruit professional teachers at their own expense, as well as various magic academies, only the ecclesiastical academies were open to ordinary people. However, in addition to teaching some language and rhetoric, the church college taught more about religion, and trained people who were called priests and were actually gods.
The most striking building in the Papal City is undoubtedly the high cathedral in the center, the Papal Palace, where the Pope lived. Again, the church is still the building. However, it is the most magnificent religious building in the entire Roland Continent!
The fuse of the wars of religion hundreds of years ago was caused by the papal palace to be built by the pope at that time, which would only be squeezed blindly without taking into account the basic needs of the people. Coupled with the constant oppression, the people finally couldn't stand it anymore. And the various nobles also took advantage of this opportunity to defeat the power of the Papal States in one fell swoop!
But no matter how heavy the Papal Palace has cost the Papal States in history, it can't be destroyed in a fit of rage, but the Papal Palace is still built, and it has become an institution for the Pope's office and a place to live. As the spokesperson of the gods in the world, if the place where he lives cannot show the majesty of the gods, that is, he is tall, what kind of system will he become?!
It is with this idea that the popes have always chosen to live in this place.
But today. The City of the Popes is destined to usher in an unusual day - the older Pope has died in the sighs of countless believers, and has been inspired by the grace of the Lord to enter heaven, which is a sad day......
The dragons cannot be left without a leader, and after everyone has recovered from their grief, the Papal States will begin the election of a new pope who can be trusted.
There are three candidates for this year's papal election, and the Cardinals, or Cardinals, will elect their new shepherds from among the candidates. This person must be someone who can be trusted and has leadership qualities.
Although every devout believer is praising God, everyone's mind cannot help but be drawn by the Papal Palace. Just when white smoke appears in a small room next to the Papal Palace. It means that there is a result, of course, if it is black, it is not decided yet.
The atmosphere in the Papal City has always been very strict, but it has never been as strict as it is today. Even the chanting sound wafting in the air almost solidified and fell to the ground.
As the minutes ticked by, the morning sun rose and climbed to the top of the cross. Then it slowly began to fall from the other side, and the white smoke finally rose!
"The results are in?"
"Who the hell is our pope......
"It's Nassau-sama. He is the only one who can hold the position of Pope, but I heard that Lord Nassau defeated the tentacles from Hell on the border of the HRE Empire. ”
Believers who are supposed to be pure in heart and serve God wholeheartedly also rushed to tell each other. Asking each other about the results of this time, they also said what they thought was the candidate.
Consistent with what most people think, the new pope is Nassau. This is beyond doubt, a rare all-ticket pass in history. Everyone knew that Nassau would become pope, and there was no better person to find than Nassau, both in terms of personal ability and prestige.
The moment the proclamation came out, all the people flocked to the Papal Palace, where each new pope would deliver his speech. It's an unwritten rule.
On the high platform, Nassau still looks gentle and elegant, which looks very much in line with the identity of the pope, but in fact, under this gentle and elegant appearance, what is hidden is the strength of a king-level master.
Nassau has to be the most powerful pope in history, and he is not inferior to any master on the Roland continent.
Nassau, dressed in holy white, holding a scepter and a crown on his head, stood on the stage, looking happy and compassionate, which is in line with the status of a pope.
In the midst of the anticipatory gaze, Nassau slowly spoke.
"As you all know, a people from the Crimea, who have wickedly invaded the country of our eastern brothers with the army of the undead, who have attacked all the way to the capital of the HRE Empire, who are ravaging the kingdom of God, destroying the Church of the Cross, captive God's people, insulting chaste women, and greedily drinking the blood of baptized children!"
The crowd fell silent and began to listen to Nassau's speech.
"What a shame it would be for those devilish slaves to rule over a people whom their lords trusted. If you remain indifferent, the believers of God will sacrifice more in this invasion, so I would like to exhort you, and I beseech you, not me, but the Lord Himself, the messengers of the Lord, to urge all knights, soldiers, rich and poor, to quickly come to the aid of the Orientals, and to drive out the wicked peoples from our land. ”
"Let those who used to fight fiercely with others over private matters now fight against the devil for God's sake!—a battle worth taking part in and will eventually win, and do not refuse to go because you love your family, for you should love God more than your family, do not refuse to go because you love your homeland, because the whole world is our homeland, and do not refuse to go because you have possessions, because greater riches await you. (To be continued......)