Fox of France

Roman Inquisition.

This is the highest-level Inquisition in the Catholic world. It was established in 1542 by the order of Pope Paul III. It is the highest-ranking Inquisition in the entire Catholic world.

It is different from the Spanish Inquisition established in 1478, directly under Queen Isabella, and mainly used to humanely deal with desert heretics. The Roman Inquisition was directly administered by the Pope. In a sense, this is also a manifestation of the struggle for power between the Holy See and the secular monarchy. After all, the power to determine who is a heretic must never rest in the hands of a king. Even if the king is extremely pious.

Paul III appointed six cardinals to form a central tribunal known as the Holy Roman Catholic Inquisition, an institution that required pleading defendants to undergo public penitent austerities, including self-flagellation, pilgrimages to the Holy Land, fines, and the wearing of the condemned Identity clothing. In addition, serious cases will be confiscated, imprisoned, or even burned at the stake.

But that was a long time ago. Although the Roman Inquisition still exists today, it has long since lost such power. But it still has an important power now, that is to judge whether a doctrine is heresy.

"My lord cardinal, a new heresy has appeared. It was discovered in Spain." A priest in black handed a document to Cardinal Domingo, who was in charge of the Rome Inquisition.

To be honest, over the years, heresy and the like have become very common. Since Martin Luther started the religious reform and began to "only rely on the Bible", half of Europe has become heresy. Also because of "only relying on the "Bible", all kinds of ridiculous heresies emerge in endlessly, and all kinds of careerists and liars are involved. If there is no new sect suspected of heresy appearing one day, it will be a shame. It's just not normal.

"Lentini, don't rush to judge. Whether it is heresy, we still need to study it." The cardinal smiled and shook his head. This is the era where gentleness is needed for guys suspected of heresy, and careful research is needed to see if there is a need to save them, and then send someone to persuade them. If in the past, they were directly arrested, put in prison, and interrogated, if the heretics did not repent, they would naturally be very warm, and there would be no need to shed blood to solve them.

However, now, barbecue conferences and the like have long been out of the question, and even this "heresy" label is not so easy to put on people. Because, once you click on it, if people recognize it, we are not Catholic, but Protestant, and then run away with a group of sheep that originally belonged to Catholicism, then...then you let the Pope crown you Where to shear sheep?

So you see, the French church has become like that. As long as they are willing to say that they are Catholic, the Holy See really dare not say that they are heretics. To be honest, most of the heresies back then were far inferior to the heresies of the French church.

While Bishop Domingo said this, he opened the things that Pastor Lentini handed over. He only saw a few words on the cover, Bishop Domingo frowned, and almost threw it on the ground . It had two big words written on it: "Revolutionary Theology."

But Bishop Domingo suddenly thought, this so-called "revolutionary theology", isn't it related to the French revolution? Could it be that the group of the French church did not dare to say that they were created by heretics? It's just that the guys from the French church agreed at the beginning, and they will never preach across the parish. How could they go back on their promises like this, and be so dishonest? What about the most basic trust between people?

However, in case the gang in France is really created by heretics who cannot be said to be heretics, even if they do not keep their promises, even if they renege on their promises, what else can you do? Do you still dare to declare that others are heretics? How dare you be so ignorant, believe it or not, the Holy See will become a heresy in minutes!

So Bishop Domingo held back the disgust in his heart and continued to scroll down. Gradually, his hands began to shake uncontrollably, so that the document rattled. It was impossible to continue reading, so Bishop Domingo put the document on the table, put his hands together, and prayed to God: "God, this is really, really terrible blasphemy..."

After a while, Bishop Domingo regained his composure and continued to read the document. He finished reading the document with a livid face, put down the document, and seeing Pastor Lundini standing beside him, he narrowed his eyes and said, "Lentini, have you read this document?"

"My lord, I have seen it." Lentini replied with his head down.

"What do you think of the words on it?" the bishop continued to ask.

"I think this is heresy, and it is the most evil heresy ever!" Pastor Lentini replied immediately.

"What you said is true. However, God is still generous. I have to discuss this matter with the Pope and several other cardinals. Before that, this matter must be kept secret. Do you understand?"

"I understand, Your Excellency the Cardinal."

Bishop Domingo nodded, got up, took the document, went out, and went directly to the Pope's Palace. Go directly to Pope Pius VI.

In the original history, Pope Pius VI was finally imprisoned by the French because of repeated rebounds. In addition to his advanced age, he died in captivity in 1799. But in this time and space, because the French won more simply, Pius VI did not dare to jump back immediately. Instead, he avoided bad luck and lived until this time.

After meeting the Pope and explaining his purpose, Bishop Domingo handed over the documents to Pius VI. After seeing it, Pius VI asked: "This is obviously a cursed heresy! Well, do you come to me because you are worried that it is something that the French diocese made?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. I am worried that these things have something to do with France. Why don't we write to ask first?" Cardinal Domingo asked.

"No, this document must have something to do with the French, but it certainly wasn't made by the French parish. At least, the French parish guys wouldn't admit that such a teaching came from them. Well, you see what we mean ?” His Holiness replied.

Cardinal Domingo thought for a while and understood what the Pope meant. Some of the statements in this "revolutionary theology" are really too extreme, full of Jacobin, not just Jacobin, but the extreme left radicals among Jacobins. If such teachings are followed, almost all of the top figures in France today should be guillotined. Although placed in the world, the order of their guillotine will be a little later.

"My lord, do you mean that these things were made by the remnants of the radicals?"

"Possibly, but not necessarily," said Pius VI. "Maybe the French made trouble for others. Those damned Frenchmen are best at making trouble! Let us send someone first to copy this document." Give one copy to the French, tell them we have discovered this heresy, and see their reaction."

Soon, this document from the Holy See was sent to the French Church. Then it was quickly sent to the hands of the Minister of Public Security Fouché.

Fouché knew that if such a version of "revolutionary theology" spread in France, it would definitely be detrimental to the stability and unity of France. This revolutionary spirit indeed came from France, and many of its viewpoints even came from Fouche himself. But now he is unwilling to see such a revolution in France again. From this point of view, Fouché is now absolutely counter-revolutionary. And he also knew that there was not a single member of the Bonaparte family who was not a counter-revolutionary.

But Fouche also knows that this thing does not pose much threat to France today. Because the French have seen similar theories before and experienced life at that time. Life back then was nothing like it is now. So Fouché was not at all worried that these things would become popular in France. These things are only popular outside of France, and this, at least for now, is not a bad thing for the French.

As for Lucien, he knew more about this matter. He knew that a group of people, including the remaining French radicals, had purchased a large amount of land in Louisiana. They planned to establish a so-called "God's Tabernacle", that is, an area that adopts democracy and public ownership.

The three Bonaparte brothers all felt that this organization could contain the United States and pose a serious threat to Spain. So it's very encouraging. Although Spain is an ally of France, this does not mean that there are no conflicts between them. Besides, even if there is no conflict, isn't it normal to cheat the allies?

France has long been drooling over Spain's large territories in the Americas. With the "Tabernacle of God" and "Revolutionary Theology", Spain will definitely be everywhere in the Americas, which will give the French various opportunities.

For example, war will inevitably lead to the sale of weapons. The French can sell weapons to Spain while allowing the liberators of the Americas to purchase civilian weapons through the "Temple of God" in Louisiana. French citizens with legal status.

On the other hand, the French can also take the opportunity to infiltrate America, including South America. The economic structure of the Americas, especially South America, is quite deformed. They do not have an independent economy, their economy is completely a vassal of the European economy, and the so-called "liberators" can't change this. Therefore, the French have every opportunity to change the entire South America from the Spanish territory to nominally independent, But it actually belongs to France.