Instead of giving empty-handed explanations, it would be better for Egger to see it in action.
Sister Catherine took off her monastic uniform very naturally in front of Egger, completely revealing her body.
Egger was stunned immediately.
In this kind of underground darkroom, we are alone, and you take off your clothes without saying a word. What do you want to do?
Are you trying to mess with me?
Was it possible that a group of people would suddenly rush in outside the door, even taking Joanna with them?
Catherine's position just blocked the door. In order to distance herself from her, Egger stepped sideways into the room and was at least 4 meters away from Catherine.
Then, Iger quickly tied the belt of his monastic uniform into two knots that no one could untie.
Don't even think about a fairy dancing with me.
However, everything was very quiet. After a while, Iger didn't hear any noise or footsteps.
Seeing Egger's face facing a powerful enemy, Sister Catherine did not think that he had acted too radically. After all, Father Egger was still a pure child and he had probably never seen a woman's body.
But this is not important. Sister Catherine pointed to the very obvious wound on her chest and said to Egger: "Father Egger, this is a trial."
These are four new wounds. They don't look big and are symmetrical, indicating that they are penetrating wounds caused by being pierced by small objects.
This kind of wound appears in this position. Even though the hole may be small, it is definitely unbearable pain.
Then, Sister Catherine explained to Egger: "Belief and consciousness cannot be directly observed, so we need to confirm it through some special means.
You can rest assured that everything is voluntary, and just being able to accept the trial is a supreme honor."
Egger was silent. He finally believed that this was a trial room and that these unpleasant smells were caused by the trialists becoming incontinent in extreme pain.
As for physical torture, it is actually not uncommon. At least for various religions, believers have used physical torture to express their piety. This has never stopped since ancient times.
Iger just didn't expect that the Catholic Church, which seemed quite formal, would also play this trick. In other words, Iger found it hard to believe that someone would actually do this. A word suddenly popped into his mind: fanatic believer.
In fact, the Catholic Ascetic Order has a long history. Ascetics believe that when a person believes in a specific thing beyond the level of understanding around him, he can obtain spiritual power beyond what is usually possible.
In this world where spiritual power can be quantified, ascetics can obtain more intuitive rewards, and usually they will have extremely high morale bonuses.
This morale bonus can further strengthen their belief.
When mental fanaticism and buffs are stacked together, ascetics can unleash the ultimate capabilities of human beings.
After understanding this, Iger thought happily that fortunately they were now his subordinates.
Seeing Sister Catherine showing her body to him without hesitation, Iger remembered what Maria said to him: "Sister Alison is always trustworthy."
And what Sister Allison said to herself: "Sister Catherine submits to your will."
No, this is not just a problem for subordinates.
Literally, Egg can do whatever he wants to these two nuns.
It's really...very brainwashing!
Maria didn't know what method she used to brainwash these two women into this way in just one or two months. Iger felt that he still underestimated the power of religion.
A church that is already so weak can still develop fanatical believers. If the church were bigger, what kind of amazing power could it possess.
Egg fell into thinking, and he had to think quickly.
I had to divert my attention, because facing Sister Catherine in this special environment, Iger found that he had reacted shamefully.
The large priest's robe concealed his ugly appearance, but Egger had to divert his attention first, otherwise he would be exposed if he moved.
divert attention, divert attention.
Religion is just a tool.
There is no need to have too much fear of a tool, what people fear is often just fear itself.
In the history of mankind, there are many cases where great rulers used religion to consolidate their power. Of course, there are also many cases where rulers used religion to end up capsizing.
My biggest advantage now is that I happen to have a dual identity. In other words, the power of religion should and must be used by me now.
First of all, a tool like religion must not be in the hands of others. If you don’t occupy the ideological position, others will occupy it, and ideological battles are never gentle.
With the identity of a priest, the biggest advantage of Egg now is that he can legitimately intervene in the field of thought.
If Ige only had secular power, such as the status of the grand leader, he really wouldn't be able to do anything about the ideological position.
Things are different now, Iger can roll up his sleeves and do whatever he wants.
reason?
No reason is needed.
The most fundamental core of monotheism is exclusivity. Even though monotheism has changed its face countless times, its core is still exclusivity.
Egg can take advantage of this characteristic and his current identity and power to first clean up his territory to prevent other weeds from growing in his garden.
Sister Catherine saw Iger lost in thought. She put on her monastic uniform and stood quietly.
In this underground, cold, small, smelly room called the "revelation room", Father Egger was thinking about his first and most important decree.
"Only the gospel church can exist in this world, and the gospel church can only be in my hands."
Of course, the actual decree that Iger wants to issue will not be so domineering and leaky, but the overall idea he wants to express is similar to this.
The high-intensity thought transformation really eliminated Iger's embarrassment. While he was thinking, he stepped outside.
After returning to his bedroom, Iger picked up paper and pen and started writing, with Sister Catherine following beside her.
At this time, Egger realized another benefit of his dual identity. He could write any order he wanted. This feeling of saying what he said was legal was a bit satisfying.
Of course, the decree can be signed at will, and how many people can abide by it depends on their own strength.
But Iger is not lacking in this. Not only does he have the Ross Town reclamation team, but he also has the gospel team behind him. Maria will definitely support him, at least he will not sing against him.
At least that's what Iger thinks.
The decree issued by Egger is very simple, there are only a few in total.
1. The only legal church in Pudo County is the Evangelical Church, and the only Evangelical Church is the Evangelical Cathedral in Ross Town.
2. Believers and clergy of other sects can move and live freely in Puduo County, but collective religious activities and missionary activities are not allowed.
3. Anyone who is dissatisfied with the above and expresses no support can voluntarily leave Puduo County within 10 days.
After Iger finished writing this, I read it carefully from the beginning to prevent any spelling errors.
This time Iger did not use his ugly earthworm character, but wrote it carefully letter by letter. Although it is not very good-looking, at least it is easy to read.
After Egger read the decree again to confirm that it was correct, he handed the decree to Sister Catherine. Egger knew that Sister Catherine had a way to spread his decree.
It can be said that the ignorant are fearless. Egger has not received any systematic theological training. He is not clear about certain histories, let alone the stakes involved. He just does it for the purpose of weeding.
What Egger didn't know was that there had been centuries of confrontation between Catholicism and Protestantism. In order to escape Catholic control, people who believed in Protestantism immigrated to the New World in large numbers. The entire America was dominated by Protestants.
The most fundamental core contradiction between Catholicism and Protestantism is the issue of control that Iger is aware of. Catholicism wants to control every church, every church, and every clergyman, while Protestantism first does not recognize the Pope. The meaning is very simple. I am
I don't agree with your management.
The confrontation between Catholics and Protestants even triggered countless wars, and the number of casualties may not be less than those in World War I and World War II based on the proportion of the local population.
After the Industrial Revolution, because religion was greatly impacted by the secular world, the contradiction between Catholicism and Protestantism gradually eased. Coupled with the development of colonies, there were a large number of "lambs in need of saving". The religious market suddenly changed from the red sea to the deep blue. Everyone
There was no need to crowd into Europe and fight to the death, so the conflicts between the two sides gradually calmed down.
Good guy, on his first day on the job, this Catholic priest immediately signed the "Single Decree". In addition to saying that the ignorant are fearless, he can really be called the hand of God (God's shit-stirring stick).
After Iger handed over his decree to Sister Catherine, Sister Catherine passed the decree to Sister Allison in Quick Creek Town through the church's communication channel. So in the gospel broadcast that afternoon, Sister Maria read it directly on the radio.
The Order of Father Egger of the Evangelical Church.
When Maria found out about this, the live broadcast that night had ended. She was surprised to find Sister Alison and asked her about not knowing about this in advance. Sister Alison politely replied to Maria.
Said: "Nun serves Father Mary, this is what you taught me."
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Today is China’s Father’s Day. This festival is commemorating the fathers who sacrificed their lives heroically in the Anti-Japanese War. Therefore, August 8, 1945 was designated as Father’s Day.
