Chapter 1489 The road meets the eyes - cause and effect
"But His Majesty Pope Gregory XII immediately learned that His Majesty the Emperor had banned the spread of Christianity and Tianfang Christianity in the country, and even forcibly moved the believers of both religions to border areas. The Christianity of Pope Gregory XII
His Majesty the Pope also knows that the military strength of the Ming Dynasty is very strong. Not to mention that the church is in a state of schism at this time. Even without the schism, it would be impossible to form an army to conquer the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, His Majesty the Pope has adopted an extremely cautious attitude towards missionary work."
"And the Kingdom of Castile is inclined to the church of Avignon, and it is even less likely to allow missionaries from the Roman Church to come to the Ming Dynasty with them. Until the previous time, the Kingdom of Castile and Venice, Genoa and Florence
The envoys of the Republic went eastward to the Ming Dynasty together, and the church sent missionaries to the Ming Dynasty pretending to be their entourage, but they did not start preaching immediately, but like other entourages to enhance their understanding of the Ming Dynasty."
"Wait a minute," Yun suddenly interrupted Brunevsky and asked, "What kind of church schism are you talking about?"
"Your Majesty the Emperor," Brunevsky hesitated, but finally said frankly: "It's a schism in the church. Your Majesty, you should know that more than three hundred years ago, the church in Constantinople no longer recognized the church in Constantinople.
The church in Rome was orthodox, and the pope immediately excommunicated them.”
Yun nodded. The split between Catholicism and Orthodoxy was also a major event in the history of the world. He knew about it in his previous life, and he also heard it mentioned by Claviyo and others in this life. Of course, they all stood from the perspective of the Catholic Church, and they were wrong.
Eastern Orthodox Church.
"This incident seriously weakened the rule of the church. Although it did not shake the people's belief in the Lord, it gave the nobles of various countries an opportunity to no longer submit to the church and want to seize power."
"Just over a hundred years ago, in 1307 of the Gregorian calendar, which was the eleventh year of the Mongolian Emperor, France was powerful at that time. King Philip IV lured Pope Clement V to Avignon.
He took control of the Pope and forced the Pope to move the Holy See to Avignon. It was not until seventy years later, in the 10th year of Hongwu (1377), that Pope Gregory XI took advantage of the outbreak of war between France and England to increase his strength.
The weak opportunity moved the Holy See back to Rome. His Majesty Pope Gregory XI is a very great man. Although he is also French, he can put the church first. Of course, this also has the female saint Siena.
Catherine’s contribution.”
"But this aroused the opposition of many French cardinals who were not pious to the Lord. After the death of His Majesty Pope Gregory XI in the 11th year of Hong Kong in the following year, they left Rome and returned to Avignon.
Moreover, His Majesty Pope Urban VI is not recognized, and a false pope is illegally elected. Churches in various countries do not all support the Holy See in Rome. France and countries with good relations with France, such as Castile, support Aveni.
The pseudo-Vatican of Rome, the Italian countries, as well as Austria, Hungary, Bohemia (Czech Republic), England and other countries supported the Holy See in Rome, which caused a great schism in the church. Although both the church in Rome and the church in Avignon were
We want to solve this problem, but we have not been able to solve it until now, and the church is still divided," Borunevsky said.
'Isn't it said that the medieval church had all the power to depose any king it wanted? It could have any pretty little boy it wants. Isn't it true that the Pope is more powerful than the emperor of China? There is such a thing.
What happened!' Yun could not believe what Borunevsky said for a moment. This was really contrary to his knowledge.
If the successive popes of the Christian Church could hear Yun's inner voice, they would definitely shout: "What an injustice! How could we have such great power! If we had such great power, how could we let the kings and eunuchs of various countries sit in peace?
In the position of king, he must be replaced by his own illegitimate son. The teachings of the church are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but the Holy See in Rome cannot directly contact ordinary believers everywhere. It needs to rely on priests and bishops at all levels. How can these bishops
Don’t have their own ideas? They are combined with the royal powers of various countries and may not obey the orders of Rome, or they may obey the orders of Rome. The only place that the church can actually control is near the seat of the Holy See. If the kings of various countries also need the Holy See to restrain the local churches, the church would have once again
Divided."
Of course, Yun could not talk to successive popes, nor could he listen to their voices. For the time being, he assumed that what Borunevsky said was true, and then remembered what Borunevsky had said before, and asked: "
You didn’t say that the Kingdom of Castile supports the Holy See in Avignon, so why are there missionaries who are inclined to the Holy See in Rome among the envoys from this country?”
"Your Majesty the Emperor, this missionary belongs to the Church of the Kingdom of Castile. Although he supports the pseudo-Vatican in Avignon on the surface, he supports the Holy See in his heart, so he can enter the team of envoys of the Kingdom of Castile."
Borunevsky replied.
"Does the Holy See in Avignon not want to preach to the Ming Dynasty?" Yun asked again.
"I thought, so I sent this missionary to Ming Dynasty." Brunevsky said.
Yun burst out laughing after hearing Borunevsky's answer. He wanted to send someone to preach, but accidentally sent a missionary who was inclined toward Rome. This was bad luck.
"What is this missionary's name?"
"His name is Lobwega. He was originally a nobleman and had 'De' as his middle name, but he gave up his middle name after becoming a missionary of the church. Because he had been to Florence before becoming a missionary, I recognized him.
He knows him well."
Yun asked a few more questions and felt that there was no contradiction in his answer and the logic was very reasonable. What he said should be the truth, at least 90% of it was the truth. He stood up and said: "Okay, get up.
, I understand."
"Your Majesty the Emperor, what do you plan to do with Vega?" Brunevsky said with some anxiety.
"Why don't you first care about how I will deal with you?" Yun asked with a half-smile.
"No matter how His Majesty the Emperor deals with me, I will accept it willingly. But if due to my negligence, he is arrested and punished or even executed before he starts preaching, I will feel very guilty," Borunevsky said.
"Are you still very affectionate?" Yun said with a smile: "Don't worry, since he hasn't started preaching yet, I won't arrest him and torture him." After saying this, Yun didn't say anything more about how to deal with Wei Jia, but
He said to Borunevsky: "You actually dare to deceive me, and you know that I strictly prohibit the cross religion, and the Tianfang religion is still covered by the missionaries despite the spread of the Ming Dynasty. The crime is not small. I will remove you from your official position, but I will allow you to
Can you be aggrieved by serving a crime while in Gezhi Prison?"
"I will not be wronged," Brunevsky immediately agreed.
Yun nodded again and asked him to leave. Brunevsky wanted to ask again what to do with Vega, but he was afraid that he would offend Yun by continuing to ask, so he bowed and left.
