Chapter 358 (1/2)

The hierarchy within the Holy See, though not as harsh as that of the Lords and nobles, is also different.

With the development and growth of the Holy See, the internal structure began to move closer to the clear hierarchy of Lords and nobles, especially the target object, cardinal St. George, who paid more attention to this point.

”There is no conflict between abiding by the oath and attending the celebration for his Majesty the Pope. Isn't it the same that you, bishop of inoco, have you come in person without estrangement?” Cardinal St. George didn't fight back directly, but he had a different way.

It's a thousand year old fox, so don't play Liaozhai.

We all know why we came here.

His majesty delter has been in power for a whole century, which means that he is old enough to pass through the most glorious period of his life even as a double peak, and his physical strength is in a serious decline.

Both champion knights and warlocks have a longer life than ordinary people, but far from immortality.

According to historical data, one of the longest lived warlocks has not lived to be 172 years old. This year, his majesty delter has entered the ranks of high life.

For example, there is a common phenomenon in the situation of life extension due to cultivation.

That is, when the body is in the peak state, the aging speed of the body will be very slow, and many champion knights and master warlocks will maintain a kind of appearance for decades.

Nidia, the elder of crocodile people's Congress, is more than 130 years old, but she looks younger than the average 50-60 women.

But once they enter the recession period, both internal and external aging speed will be much faster than ordinary people, usually no more than 20 years.

Although Pope delter has created a lot of unprecedented brilliance, it seems that there is no way to continue to cast brilliance on it. His body has begun to show signs of aging, and his time is getting closer and closer to the call of God.

In the last decade or so, Pope delter's power has been greatly decentralized, and most of the affairs of the diocese have been left to the Cardinals.

What does this mean? I don't need to say more?

That's right.

It's a change of power.

And a very special change of rights.

No matter those royal families, or ordinary lords and nobles, the change of rights follows the rule of blood inheritance. For the first and second successors, there are strict and strict laws as the basis. In any case, it is from father to son and from son to son. Even if there is a problem in the intermediate link, most of them are internal power struggles within the family, and few have rights The situation.

The holy see is not the same, its rights are not hereditary, but elected from the Cardinals.

There are many reasons for this.

There are two main points.

First of all, naturally, it is because it is a religious organization, and the God of truth is its real master. Even the Pope exists to serve God, but one of the many servants is to shepherd for the true God, at least in name.

Whether you can sit in this seat is not because of the noble blood, but because of the piety of faith.

However, belief is difficult to quantify, so it is generally reflected in how much contribution it has made to the true God and the Holy See, and how many believers support and recognize it.

The second reason is that although the Holy See does not prohibit marriage, many devout believers will take the oath of purification and devote their whole life to their gods. The higher the situation is, the more common it is.

Although his holiness did not take the oath of purification, his son did.

What's more, his son didn't wake up to become a God, and he didn't enter the field of champion knights. He died half a century ago.

In this case, the election system is more reliable than the hereditary system, and it is not easy to break down and confusion.

When Pope delter was just beginning to age, the Holy See did not seem to realize this from top to bottom.

Because he was in office for so long that many people forgot about the Pope's change of office until he began to delegate power.

The Cardinals were suddenly aware of this, and the initial flurry was conceivable.

With the passage of time, Pope delter's body gradually fell, the competition became more and more fierce, and the Holy See was in a state of turbulence as a whole.

It was against this political background that the Regent Princess Sophia's land liquidation against the Holy See was carried out. Pope delter acquiesced to this matter at that time, which involved very complex interests.

As the main body of the Holy See and the royal family of Lancelot are highly overlapped, the core is in the plain of Asia Minor. In the last half century, because of the land, the conflict between the two sides has been fierce. Because of this dispute, it will be sooner or later.

Pope delter is not only a devout believer, but also a qualified politician. He knows this very well that he can use the prestige established in the past century to force this matter down.But what happens when you are called by God?

Even if the change of power goes smoothly, it will be inevitable that the Holy See will fall into chaos.

At that time, when the Regent was in her prime, her political skills would become more mature and her ambition would become greater. At that time, she would not take back her part of the problem from the Holy See. She might take the opportunity to tear her flesh.

Rather than this, it is better to solve this problem when she is in power. The young princess will not go too far. Even if there is a problem, she can be shocked.

In fact, the settlement of land by the royal family of Lancelot to the holy see is mostly the loss of future interests, which does not have a great impact on the holy see as a whole.

The indignation of the believers because of the damage to their interests was led to the royal family of Lancelot by the ruthless Pope delter, who made the holy see as an innocent victim like them.

The success of any political tactics will not be unilateral.

The first brilliant thing the Regent did was no exception. She didn't know that she was a newborn calf and was not afraid of tigers? Or do you know that Pope delter will compromise out of this concern?

If it is the former, it can only be said that she was lucky, at the right time, did a proper thing, so as to obtain the final success.

If the latter, it is a bit against the weather.

Since then, the relationship between these Cardinals has become very tense, especially those who are recognized as the most powerful competitors of the next Pope.

At present, these two cardinals, who are full of gunpowder with one mouth, are among the most powerful competitors.

Cardinal enoco is old enough. Although he has nothing to praise in his life, he has no big mistake. He is famous for his steadiness. He is in charge of the diocese, which is the core area of varesta, the capital of the kingdom. Naturally, a large number of people support him.

St. George is a famous genius. He was born in the Vatican and raised in the Vatican. When he was young, he had many experiences. In many places, his life track was similar to Pope delter, just like a son of prophecy.

Rao is so. In the Vatican, there is still a second delt's statement, which can be seen from the fact that he was just over 50 years old and put the holy word in front of his name.

There is no such qualification without corresponding achievements and decades of consistent morality.

The only thing he lacked compared to cardinal Enoch was probably his parish management and qualifications.