The importance of the "Glorious Holy Book" in the Radiant Church is similar to the status of the "Bible" in Ji and Du religions.
The Duke of St. Chapman's promotion of the Brilliant Codex and its elevation to a position of supreme authority may seem to be helping the Church to spread the Gospel, but in fact, if you think about it a little bit more, you will find that this is actually a move. Weaken the status of the church, and even compete for the right to speak of the church.
If the people of the empire could hear the Gospel from the narrator appointed by the lord, why did they bother to go to the pastor
If the way of the Lord of Radiance's salvation is written in the "Sacred Book of Radiance", then why go to church to pray for confession
If the "Glorious Canon" is the supreme authority, then when the Pope's decree contradicts it, do we still need to follow it
Invisibly, the influence of the church in the spiritual field of the people has been continuously weakened.
Although the Duke of St. Chapman did not add private goods in the process of promoting the "Glorious Codex", he could do so at any time as the lords' right to speak and control over the people increased.
After all, "The Holy Book of Glory" is a dead book, but its interpretation can be flexible and changeable.
Originally, the church monopolized the right to interpret the "Glorious Canon", but now, this power is in danger of being seized by the nobles.
Moreover, the church can only watch the lords and nobles continue to extend their tentacles to the field of belief that originally belonged to them, but they cannot stop it openly.
Because they can't find an excuse.
There is absolutely nothing to blame for promoting the "Sacred Scripture" and spreading the gospel of the Lord of Radiance.
The Duke of St. Chapman's plan is a complete conspiracy!
Mrs. Grace looked at Colin's changing expression and said with a smile, "Do you want to understand what's going on?"
"Well, the Duke of St. Chapman is really good at it!" Colin couldn't help admiring, "If the "Glorious Book" is pushed to the supremacy, the status of the church will naturally decline. And, in the process, The nobles also snatched part of the right to speak from the church.
Even better, the church cannot stop the actions of the nobles, otherwise the nobles will take the opportunity to attack and say that they block the spread of the Gospel of Our Lord. "
"That's right." Mrs. Grace showed admiration on her face. Obviously, she didn't expect Colin to react to the Duke of St. Chapman's true intention so quickly.
You know, even the church finally realized something was wrong after the Duke of St. Chapman implemented the policy for two or three years.
Colin then wondered again: "If the Duke of St. Chapman is only using this method to slowly weaken the status and authority of the church, then the church can't find an excuse to deal with him? Is the Pope really so unscrupulous that he doesn't use any legal means?" Reasons, to the point where a paladin family can be directly exterminated?"
Mrs. Grace sighed, and said, "No, if the church doesn't want to become a public enemy of the empire, it would never dare to do so. However, a series of things that happened later gave the church an excuse to deal with the Duke of St. Chapman."
Ke Lin's heart moved, and he said, "Could it be that the Duke of St. Chapman let the nobles carry private goods in the process of spreading the "Glory Canon"?"
"No. How could someone as far-sighted as the Duke of St. Chapman do such a quick thing. However, you are not completely wrong.
Because the church finally judged the Duke of St. Chapman for the crime of deliberately distorting the "Glorious Book"! "
Ke Lin immediately understood, and said: "It seems that some lecturers appointed by the nobles were bought by the church, so they made arbitrarily assertive and distorted interpretations in the process of spreading the "Glorious Canon."
"That's right." Grace nodded and said, "As time went by, there have been many instances where the guides appointed by the nobles have distorted the contents of the "Glorious Codex". Of course, the Duke of St. Chapman has long expected this. , defended that this was the personal behavior of the lecturer, and also punished the local lords and asked them to strictly manage.
However, this phenomenon has been repeatedly prohibited. In order to blame the Duke of St. Chapman, the church has even spread some intentionally distorted contents of the "Glory Canon" on a large scale. "
Colin smiled coldly, and said, "Is the church already so shameless? But it won't make them push the St. Chapman family to the court, right?"
"It's really not. But until one day, a member of the St. Chapman family was found to have spread some misinterpretations of the "Glorious Book" in public!
This incident also sounded the death knell for the St. Chapman family. "
Colin couldn't help but exclaimed: "The church can actually instigate members of the St. Chapman family to betray their own family? Doesn't that person know that his behavior is suicide?"
Mrs. Grace laughed mockingly, and said, "Who knows? There has been no record of this matter for a long time, and the identity and deeds of the member of the St. Chapman family have been deliberately covered up.
However, maybe there are always some stupid people in this world who cannot use common sense to guess.
Later, the St. Chapman family was tried, exterminated, and even wiped out of all traces about them.
At the same time, the promotion policy of the Holy Book of Radiance formulated by the Duke of St. Chapman before his death was also abolished by the church with this excuse. Today, the Holy Book of Radiance can only be preached and explained by priests, and no one else is allowed to own, extract, or spread it .
The nobles were shocked by the church's ruthless will and vigorous methods. By the time they realized it, the church had already wiped out the St. Chapman family.
The Black Emperor, whom the Duke of St. Chapman was loyal to, hated the church so much that he frantically shouted 'the god is dead' in an attempt to reveal the biggest secret that the church tried hard to cover up.
You should know everything after that.
The 'Judger' Duke Santheon killed the 'Dark Emperor' with a sword, and the pope also used an oracle to clear up the betrayal of Duke Santheon.
Of course, the royal family and nobles were not reconciled to being bullied by the church like this, and the Saint Sean family also paid a painful price for it. "
Colin listened silently, feeling infinitely sad in his heart.
A religious reform that failed halfway caused the two paladin families to withdraw from the political arena of the empire.
Could it be that this is the untouchable forbidden zone of the Glorious Empire
Colin stared at Mrs. Grace and asked, "Mrs. Grace, what do you mean by telling me this?"
Mrs. Grace said solemnly:
"Count Angelet, I just want to remind you, don't underestimate the church. Don't touch their bottom line easily, because once they take revenge, they will be extremely crazy."
Colin frowned, and said, "You mean I encouraged the lords of the Eastern Territory to intercept tithes?"
"Yes."
Colin didn't doubt Mrs. Grace's motives. Now that the Morrison family and him are both prosperous and hurt, the old lady reminded herself that it was out of kindness.
And to be honest, Colin also realized that his behavior at that time was a bit reckless.
Although doing so can force the nobles in the eastern region to get rid of the church's control, at the same time, Colin himself has become a thorn in the side of the church.
Originally, Colin didn't think the church was a big threat. After all, he had just conquered the Eastern Region and was in high spirits, but now that he calmed down, he realized that he really underestimated the church.
"Mrs. Grace, how do you think I should make amends with the church?"
"You don't need to make amends with the church." Mrs. Grace smiled slightly and said, "You just need to keep a distance from the royal family, and even deliberately create some gaps."
Colin immediately understood what Mrs. Grace meant, and clapped his hands in praise:
"Mrs. Grace, you are really a master!"
The two looked at each other and smiled, like two foxes, one old and one young, who stole grapes.
(end of this chapter)