Pope Cathay Pacific, the bishop's ceremonial hall.

"Kerlen VI of the Kingdom of Byrons announced last week that he had seceded from the Father's Church and converted to Protestantism."

An old cardinal with a withered face, looking at the other colleagues at the table, said slowly and heavily: "This has been nearly a month. The ninth king who has announced his abandonment of his Heavenly Father... …"

Bishop Jacobs, who has the face of a falcon, slapped the table and shouted coldly: "The majesty of the Father is inviolable! These apostates must be allowed to confess in the fire!"

Someone questioned: "Let them repent?! What to do? The church's army has been badly injured since the Battle of the Holy Acropolis and has not recovered until today. Without an army, what do we rely on to catch those apostates? !"

Someone sighed again: "Not only the army, but even the believers in the Papal State are panicking... The Papal State Prince Padgett of the Royal Family, even stated in public a few days ago that the Protestant elders would be the presiding officer. wedding."

The old cardinal who spoke at the beginning glanced at the bishops who were talking about it, and then moved his gaze to the old man beside him: "Abel, what do you think?"

The cardinal who was called by his name only frowned and said nothing.

"Abel, I can understand how you feel. Three years ago, Pope Alexander made a serious mistake. He not only defined you as a heresy, but also ordered the burning of your most proud disciple-Tristan. ...It was a disaster, a nightmare."

Abel's face was like water, and he said calmly: "Bishop Arnold, I can understand all this. Heavenly Father will give him the cruelest test to his devout believers, and we shall be willing to accept it without resentment."

Bishop Arnold shook his head and sighed inaudibly: "No matter how unbearable the past may be, we are all servants of the Father after all, and we have the responsibility and obligation to confirm Bi's unshakable position in people's hearts. Now, Heavenly Father needs his servants to get rid of evil, and we need your wisdom to maintain the church."

Regarding Arnold’s words, Abel didn’t say anything, but just asked: “Do you know why the Protestant religion can attract countless believers in just a few years?”

Someone said: "The world's ignorance and ignorance!"

Another said: "The threat and persecution of the Protestant army!"

Jacob stared at Abel's eyes with an unkind expression, and said with a sneer: "Don't you want to say it's because of tithes and indulgences?"

Abel smiled and said, "Because of heaven."

Hearing Abel's words, the bishops present repeatedly exclaimed.

"Heaven?!"

"The kingdom of heaven that is called the place of judgment and the stairs of heaven?"

"No matter who it is, I heard that as long as you touch a pillar, you can let your soul enter the kingdom of heaven and visit it freely."

"I heard there are angels who are responsible for judging the souls of the dead!"

...

Among the people’s discussions, Bishop Jacob, who was really unbearable, came up with the case: "What heaven?! What trial?! Those are just tricks used by the Protestant to fool peasant women and idiots!"

Abel looked at Jacob who was furious, and said quietly: "If only the civilians were deceived, that would be fine, but those well-informed kings and scholars also asked to convert to Protestantism after visiting the kingdom of heaven. , Are they also stupid people?"

"Those people are heretics with weak faith!" Jacob roared blushingly, waving his arms: "They can't see through the tricks of the devil, because they are not religious! They are not loyal!"

Arnold interrupted Jacob's roar with a wave, and asked Aberle: "What do you think about the kingdom of heaven proposed by the Protestant?"

Aberle replied: "If you don't have personal experience, you don't have the right to speak. I want to go to Twilight City to witness the so-called heaven in the mouth of the Protestant church."

"Can't let him go!" Jacob pointed at Abel and exclaimed angrily: "His relationship with Muxicheng..."

"To shut up!"

With a roar from Bishop Arnold, Jacob was stunned.

Because of the anger of the talent, the elderly Arnold coughed loudly, his face showing tiredness and pain, he patted his heart hard, and said: "Abel, if the Protestant kingdom of heaven is a scam, how big are you? Can you debunk them?"

"I have traveled to the mainland, studied alchemy, and learned the truth in the Royal Academy." Aberle nodded and said, "It can be said that in the entire church, no one knows those tricks better than me. "

Arnold nodded vigorously: "Well, I will arrange a carriage to send you to the West City as soon as possible..."

"There is a better way to deal with those Protestant heretics!" Jacob, who was resentful, looked at Abel with devastating eyes: "Let those demons taste the flames of hell!"

Arnold had a bad feeling: "What are you talking about?!"

Jacob spread his hands and said, "I have organized the financial institutions of the church and purchased a large number of weapons from the southern empire..."

Arnold opened his eyes and shouted vigorously: "Who gave you the power to use the assets of the church?! What's more, as a believer of the Father, you dare to go and connect with the heathens in the south?!"

Jacob raised his head and said impassionedly: "It is the duty of our servants to eradicate evil and bring peace to the Lord's governance. As for the methods and props used, these are not important!"

Arnold struggled to get up from his chair: "You brave fanatic! This is betrayal..."

The old man hadn't finished speaking, but he was suddenly surprised to find that several cardinals stood up from their seats and walked to Jacob's side.

"You guys! What are you doing?!"

Facing Arnold’s accusation ~lightnovelpub.net~ a cardinal standing next to Jacob said in a deep voice: "The church has reached the point of life and death, and then sticking to the doctrine and scripture is tantamount to seeking death. Road. At the moment, only using all possible means to combat Protestantism is the only way for Heavenly Father’s church to continue."

Another bishop said: "As long as our purpose is pure and our desire is kind, even if the means are more radical, the Lord will forgive us!"

Looking at Arnold, who was trembling with anger, and then at the other stunned church personnel, Jacob shouted: "From today on, you can stay in the faithful who are fantasizing about weakening and compromising. Here, watching the Protestant demons bite off the glory of the Lord; those brave believers who have sacrifices and self-sacrifice, please stand with us, raise the weapons in our hands, and fight together to defend God!"

After saying this, Jacob took a group of bishops and stepped out of the gate of the ceremonial hall without looking back.

At this point, the Heavenly Father's Church has completely split into two factions-conservatives and radicals.