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Chapter 354: Message

Translator: Kris_LiuEditor: Vermillion

In the Bright Hall in Lance, the Holy City.

Except for Bellia the God's Glory, Stone the Four-winged Knight, and Philibell the Bright Angel, who were too important to leave the fortresses unattended, all the major members of the grand cardinal group had gathered together. Their power was so great that the air in this hall was beyond heavy.

”Your Saint Highness, the Congress has been progressing toward prying into the exclusive reign of God, and we cannot stay timid and hesitant anymore. We must destroy the Congress completely before it grows even stronger,” said Azaro, another leader of the inquisition, the Light Guard. He was the one who first started talking, and it was evident that Azaro wished to declare war against the Congress.

Holding his scepter, the Pope, Benedict II, listened to Azaro without saying anything.

Then, Sard, the grand cardinal in the parish of Violet, stood out, saying:

”Your Saint Highness, the discovery of the new particle is only an overturn in the understanding of atom theory in theology, which has nothing to do with the doctrines in Canon. We have discussed this before as well, and we also once doubted atom theory before. This so-called overturn cannot affect most of the cardinals, bishops, pastors, and followers, and it cannot do any harm to your dignity and glory.”

Sard was as quiet as a lake, which seemed to be rather clear but, in fact, hard to see through. His flat, unhurried voice and tone was like a spring breeze.

”I think Sard just made the point. Since the former several popes started to reform theology, we have been altering our theories constantly. This time, nothing is really special compared to what happened previously. There's no reason for us to prudently declare the war,” agreed another grand cardinal, Astira, the Wind Angel.

In another several grand cardinals' eyes, Sard and Astira were beyond cunning.

It was true that the former popes had been working on reforming theology, so an overturn like the discovery of the new particle was very likely to happen every few decades. However, the decline of the Pope's reputation and dignity was also due to the repetitive changes to theology! As the only speaker of the Lord, how could the Pople keep making the mistakes like this?

Although knowing that Sard and Astira's words were not true, many grand cardinals lowered their heads without saying anything. Being able to stand here, no one in the Bright Hall was stupid. The truth was not always that important.

When the Pope lost his stateliness, the members of the grand cardinal group must be the ones who would get most of the benefits! The same thing had happened to the North Church!

At the same time, there were also many grand cardinals standing by the Pope. They were saying that it was now time for the Church to switch the focus onto the Congress, instead of the North Church. The Church had made the bad mistake and thus left the Congress the chance to grow this fast.

When more and more grand cardinals were involved in the argument, the Pope raised his scepter and said solemnly, ”The thing has happened. What we need to do now is update the theology theory as soon as possible so that most of the clergy can avoid being affected. Meanwhile, we shall put greater pressure on the Congress, and when we're ready, we destroy them.”

The Pope had chosen a neutral viewpoint.

The Pope's words surprised many of the Pope's supporters. In the history of the Church, although there were only few times when a war was declared to defend the glory of the Lord, way more frequently a war was launched when a pope's dignity was challenged, including the war between the South and North Church over several hundred years. They did not expect that the Pope would just handle it so easily.

There was an imperceptible smile on the Pope's face. He took a glance at Sard and Astira meaningfully.

”Your Saint Highness, we can't just sit and do nothing before we are ready. If that's the case, the devout followers would doubt us that we're doing nothing to defend the glory of the Lord.” suggested Azaro, ”We shall figure out who the finder is and put the person onto the Cleansing List. We shall purify the person.”

Benedict II slightly nodded, ”Philibell shall be the one handling this.”

Sard knew what was in the Pope's glance. Now he stood out again and said, ”Your Saint Highness, we should keep a close eye on the clergy in Holm. The presence of such a radical conservative like Andrade is not just an accident but shows that there's a trend in Holm. We shall treat it very carefully.”

”Let Varatine and Vaharall handle this. They're members of the grand cardinal group. They are pious and capable,” said Benedict II in the same calm manner as if he did not have any negative emotions such as anxiety or anger.

Varantine was the leader of the ascetics, the representative of the most devoted follower, while Vaharall, the Adjudicator, was also one of the leaders of the inquisition. They were the best ones to handle this kind of issue.

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In the Radiance Church in Holm.

Philibell just got the command from Lance and the updated version of theology.

”So, we have deleted the chapter talking about the divinity of atom and added the part that God created many basic particles to build the world. Our major focus is that God is the first and foremost reason for the existence of the world and the first and foremost drive for the world to develop—called First Cause. After building the world, human beings and everything else in the world, God does not directly get involved in the functioning of the world, but makes sure that the world is progressing on the right path through showing us those holy signs and the saint adjudication.” Philibell read the lines to Vaharall, Varantine, and Stone, the major three members of the grand cardinal group.