Fox of France

Soon, the Holy See received a reply from the French diocese. The French diocese believes that it is the responsibility of the Holy See to determine whether a religious denomination is heresy, and the French diocese has no objection to this.

This also means that the French gave the green light to the Holy See's judgment of "revolutionary theology" as heresy. Although speaking, it is a bit embarrassing for the Holy See to look at the face of the French diocese before exercising its theoretical power. But this kind of thing is not the first time in the Holy See, especially in matters related to France. Didn’t the heresy case of the Knights Templar mean that whoever the King of France said was a heresy, the Holy See declared that whoever was a heresy?

Therefore, after receiving the reply from the French diocese, the Holy See did not feel much humiliation, but was very happy, because it meant that they were free to make decisions according to their own interests.

The Roman Inquisition immediately launched an investigation into the incident, and things quickly became clear. This "revolutionary theology" discovered in Spain came from America.

"What are the Mexican referees doing! They failed to discover this kind of thing, and failed to take action. You must know that when such heresy is spread across the Atlantic Ocean to the Old World, it is definitely not a one-two problem in the New World. It’s like if you find a cockroach in a room, there’s never just one cockroach in that room, it’s full of cockroaches.” Cardinal Domingo himself is Spanish, and he Of course, I understand what a threat this kind of thinking is to Spain when it appears in the Americas.

So Cardinal Domingo immediately proposed to the Pope to declare "Liberation Theology" as a heresy, and immediately sent special envoys to various dioceses to urge them to investigate related heresies in order to protect "the flock of God". In particular, special envoys should be sent to the Americas and the Mexican Tribunal immediately, otherwise, there may be big problems in the Americas.

In addition to its headquarters in Rome, the institution of the Inquisition had two vital branches. In fact, in terms of history, these two divisions are actually earlier than the Roman Inquisition.

The first division was the Spanish Inquisition. This was established in the time of Queen Isabella, with the support of Her Majesty, the Spanish Inquisition and Her Majesty joined forces to bring back the color of a greened area for the first time in history.

The other branch is the Mexican Inquisition. Its history is equally long, appearing even earlier than the Roman Inquisition. During the Spanish conquest of America, the Catholic Church and the Mexican Inquisition were of great help.

In a sense, the interests of the Holy See and Spain are deeply bound. This is especially true after the moth of the revolution emerged in France.

Therefore, Cardinal Domingo's suggestion was immediately adopted, and the Holy See quickly passed a resolution declaring "revolutionary theology" as a "cursed heresy", and immediately sent special envoys to various dioceses.

The most important of these envoys was the envoy to America. Because in other dioceses, it is estimated that there will not be many such heresies; or even if there are heresies, it is not the turn of the Holy See to manage them.

The special envoy sent to America was Bishop Carlos, who was the nephew of Cardinal Domingo. He was born in a Spanish aristocratic family and had worked in the diocese of Mexico before, so he had a relatively good understanding of the situation there.

After receiving the task, Bishop Carlos immediately set off for Mexico after consulting Cardinal Domingo. He knew that the fastest way to go to America was not to take a boat from Spain to America, but to find a cargo ship from France that was willing to take people.

So he went directly to the port of Le Havre, where he could find the clipper ship bound for America.

For ordinary people, the clipper boat is very unsuitable as a boat for riding. Because it is really shaking too much. However, the Holy See was very worried that the damage caused by heresy in America was too great, so it asked Bishop Carlos to arrive as soon as possible. Moreover, Bishop Carlos himself very much hopes that through this incident, he can gain a higher status for himself and his family. So he is also willing to suffer. In addition, he has gone to sea many times, so he can hold on by himself. Then thought of such a way.

However, although there are many clipper ships going to America, it still takes time to find a reliable and suitable one. If you accidentally get on an unreliable thief ship, and the sea will be vast, then it will be really...

However, Bishop Carlos managed to find a reliable boat. This is a clipper boat that belonged to Stephen Girard. This ship has been traveling between France and Mexico for a long time and is relatively reliable. More importantly, Carlos recognized the captain of the ship, Lopez.

Captain Lopez's ship will not go to sea in two days, so Bishop Carlos has to wait. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bishop Carlos chatted with Captain Lopez about current events in North America. During the conversation, Bishop Carlos mentioned "revolutionary theology".

"Ah, I know it," said Captain Lopez. "It's made by those lunatics in Louisiana. Well, Father, you may not know that the French passed a "homestead" in order to develop Louisiana. According to the French Act, any man who can speak French-well, the standard of speaking is so low that everyone on my ship can be counted as French-willing to swear an oath of allegiance to France, can apply to the French government for a piece. The land in Louisiana. It's quite a large piece of land, more than a hundred acres! It can be owned by cultivating it for a few years, or paying a small amount at one time.

It is said that the French also gave the prisoners in the prison a choice, whether they would like to work as farmers in Louisiana, or they would like to feed rats in prison. As a result, many criminals of various kinds were also thrown into Louisiana. I heard that some extreme Jacobins were also exiled there.

They created such a 'revolutionary theology' over there. And it is said that there are quite a few lunatics who believe in this kind of "revolutionary theology". They gathered together in the north of Louisiana, bought a piece of land from the boss, and established their own village. I heard that they established their own church organization there, called the "Tabernacle of God". That means, 'The tabernacle of God shall be built among men'.

To say that what they did there is really similar to the situation of the early apostles recorded in the Bible. All of them gave their entire fortune to the church. In the interior of these cities they built, it is said that no matter whether it is food or other things, there is no money, and it is all allocated by the church. The members of the church are democratically elected by them. Well, these guys really know how to play. "

"Are there many people joining them?" Bishop Carlos asked.

"No, not much. Everyone can get the land from the government, why do you have to give up your personal property to join them?" Captain Lopez shook his head, "Who would trust them? But I heard that they pulled land from the Old Continent. Many people came over. In addition, some Mexicans who are not doing well are willing to go to them. They can give them to speak French, and then arrange for them to pass the examination and swear allegiance..."

"And join them with the land?" Bishop Carlos laughed.

"Not necessarily, it depends on their willingness." Captain Lopez said, "As far as I know, there are not many volunteers. But there are still some. Because they really have some advantages compared with those who work alone. For example , they can pool their money to do things that other guys can't do alone. For example, the irrigation of their land is the best. Well, when I came over, I heard that they were planning to build a power plant. Possibly the first power plant in all of North America. Besides, I've heard they do a lot with those Indians and make a lot of money. I've heard people say they're doing pretty well."

"These damn heretics!" Carlos thought in his heart.

"Captain, are these people going out to preach?"

"Of course. Have you ever seen a church that doesn't go out? But in Louisiana, not many people would listen to them. But I heard that in Mexico, there are quite a few Indians and poor people who would listen to them." of."

When Carlos heard this, he couldn't help but thump in his heart. He asked again: "Then the Inquisition doesn't care about them?"

The Inquisition mentioned here, of course, refers to the Mexican Inquisition. Compared with those courts in Europe that have been forced to civilize. The Mexican Inquisition still has a lot of coercive power. In the Americas, Spain’s rule cannot be separated from the Catholic Church, and the Catholic Church also relied on the Spanish authorities to obtain a status that was impossible in Europe. Although in theory, the tribunal in Mexico has also become civilized, and no longer has the power to directly sentence others to imprisonment or even the death penalty. But just as Calvin did not rely on the Inquisition in Geneva to burn Servetus through the municipality, so the Mexican Inquisition influenced the secular courts to deal with heretics and heretics as they wished s method.

"The Mexican Inquisition? What can they do to the French?" Captain Lopez sneered, "Although those guys from the 'God's Tabernacle' are not popular in France, they are French no matter what. Does the referee still dare to do anything to them? At most they will target the following guys who listen to these French preachers. But how can the effect be better?"