Chapter 5-149: Vatican's Actions (Part I)

"Hehe, this Great Wisdom Society is really an old group, otherwise, how could there be so much savings?"

Su Xue couldn't help but smile, although he didn't pay much attention to worldly possessions now, the list in front of him still surprised him a little. (Vertex Hand Hit)

“...... These guys from the Great Wisdom Society are really good at collecting money...... 5.15 billion US dollars, so much real estate, construction and other real estate, as well as close to 6 billion stocks and funds...... $2 billion cash account... and $2 billion worth of precious metals and gem......stones such as gold, platinum, diamonds, gemstones, crystals, etc.

"Your Majesty, these possessions are actually nothing, they should have more things......" Beihe Beauty said with some unfinished business.

“...... Hahahaha. Shiori, we still have to keep them and attract attention from the outside for us. Su Ze smiled and explained, "...... Of course I know that they won't be able to take it even if they ask for three times more, but then they won't have the strength to resist the vultures......"

Su Ze said with a smile.

Shiori Beihe's face also changed, and she said angrily: "...... Hmph, these guys are really hateful, they actually want to come and pick up our cheapness. You're right, we can't let these guys profit, even if we can't get it, we can't cheapen them......"

“...... Oh, yes. That's why I left enough funds for the Great Wisdom Society to give them the capital to resist......"

Su Ze took a sip of tea and said slowly, "...... As long as they can hold on for a year, no, half a year...... As long as they can persist for half a year, it will not be in vain for my hard work. As for half a year later, they are dead or alive. It's not a problem anymore......"

Shiori Kitagawa is also a smart woman, and she knew what Su Ze meant as soon as she heard it, so she immediately said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I understand...... We'll let them hold on to the ...... for half a year."

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Kagoshima town, Catholic church.

"Archbishop Michael, Archbishop Langebel, that's what we've recently gotten about the Celestial Church...... These are all things that we have spent a lot of money to achieve......"

A Japanese priest gently placed the briefcase in his hand on the desk and said as if to take credit.

Two Caucasian old men were overjoyed, and one of the tall men said:

"Very well, Father Ozawa, the Holy See will remember your credit"

“...... In the service of the Lord. It's my obligation......" said Father Ozawa with a grim face.

Archbishop Michael smiled a few more words of comfort, then took the briefcase, took out a stack of materials from it, and began to browse.

Archbishop Langeberg beside him couldn't help but pick up some information and look at it.

Both of these guys are archbishops of the Vatican Holy See, and they are not ordinary archbishops,

They are all from the "Ministry of Belief Theory", that is, the famous "Inquisition", the name after whitewashing.

These two are the chief and deputy directors of the "Ministry of Belief and Theory", and if they were replaced before the reform of the Holy See, these two guys would be the chief and deputy directors of the "Inquisition". If the two of them get together, it will definitely not be a good thing, it is estimated that it is either to discuss the holding of a "human meat barbecue conference" or to discuss a "witch hunting event".

Not anymore, though.

Now even the power of the Holy See itself has declined, not to mention the Confessional Church, which has suffered a great loss of strength. Now they can no longer play "human barbecue" at every turn, catch a few "witches" or something, as they did before, and now except for the clergy within the Catholic Church, who are still a little afraid of them, other people don't like them at all.

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But they are also important eyes and ears of the Holy See. In addition, they have a traditional task of identifying and dealing with paranormal events.

Although these guys have created countless unjust, false and wrongful cases in history, it has to be said that this department still has some strength. Moreover, for the earth in this era of the end of the law, the power they have is not too bad. Of course, it can't be too bad, if it's too bad, it will be bombarded to slag a long time ago.

In the current Holy See, Archbishop Michael and Archbishop Langebel, even if they are not among the top two powerhouses, there is no problem in ranking in the top five.

If the two of them can team up and perform a task at the same time, it is estimated that the earth is the master of the order and its church, so they are qualified.

Earlier, the Holy See sent the deputy minister of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop Langeberg, to preside over the work. However, after his repeated investigations, he finally obtained a more accurate judgment that the background of the Celestial Church did have divine power intervening.

This power is not a pretense, nor is it a fake, but a real divine power

This has to be said that the old big religions are different, and the people are still foreign, so they have a more correct understanding of the power of the Si Ming Church. However, some of Japan's own sects do not even know this, or they simply do not believe it.

However, once this was confirmed, Archbishop Langeberg was numb.

How to deal with this kind of thing?

If it's a mortal, you can drag it out and cut it down, but a Catholic or something, is there still a shortage of dry and wet work?

But this matter is different, once it comes to the matter of divine power, it is a big deal. Even if Archbishop Langebel had a hundred more darings, he would not dare to act rashly against the Church of Command.

This is the difference between those who know and those who don't.

It is precisely because of this knowledge that they are so cautious and dare not be high-profile.

Because this matter was so important that Archbishop Langebel did not dare to call the shots, he immediately replied to the Holy See, asking them to send more powerful and high-ranking personnel.

The Holy See also attaches great importance to this and vigorously encourages cultivation. A more powerful lineup was also fielded.

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The two archbishops immediately got together and once again flipped through the information as if they were going through cultivation notes in the past.

"The Church of Siming has already made peace with the Great Wisdom Society, and there has never been a precedent for this clause......

“...... The Great Wisdom Society is really overwhelmed, and it actually went to provoke the Divine Power Church, which has a divine reaction, and really doesn't know how to write dead words?"

The two read the post while scolding on the other.

Archbishop Michael suddenly said: "Longebel...... I heard that Su Xue is also a cultivator?"

Langebel said confidently: "Yes, I have seen him perform his magical powers several times, and there will be no fake ...... Michael, are you relieved?"

"Okay, I also want to see the cultivation level of the East, well, one person and one tiger......"

Langerberg was taken aback and said, "Michael, the best way I advise you is to dispel this idea...... There is also one person and one tiger, tiger hair."

"What do you mean?"

"Hmph, that Kurokawa Keitoku's cultivation is unfathomable, you just want to be bored if you go," the officer mocked fiercely.

That's right, cultivation is not a patent in China, and Western religions also have methods of cultivation. It's just that they have a very strict control over this, so few people know about it.

These two people are so active and engaged, and they are now their own ideas.

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They wanted Catholicism to be revived in Japan.

The current situation made it impossible for Catholics to sit still.

Catholicism is very popular in Japan, not to mention that they were introduced to Japan in the 16th century, and once had a lot of believers, but they are still very popular.

This issue is a legacy of history.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, Japan was in the Warring States period. For Japan, it was a golden age of war-torn and daimyo competing for dreams of unifying the world. For the world, the 16th and 17th centuries were the golden age of the Great Voyage and the great geographical discoveries, the so-called Age of Discovery.

With the discovery of the Japanese archipelago by Portuguese navigators in the mid-16th century, Eastern and Western cultures collided in Japan without exception.

From the second half of the 15th century, the countries of the Atlantic coast of Western Europe embarked on a large-scale maritime adventure and colonial expedition. At the same time, it also opened the prelude to a great turning point in world history. Among the countries of Western Europe, Portugal and Spain are the two main representative countries. They sought land and wealth in search of the outward.

Being located on the Iberian Peninsula in order to avoid conflicts of interest. In 1494, the two countries concluded a very brainless agreement to divide the world, the Treaty of Tordesias. Vowed to spread Catholicism in the new land, the Treaty of Zaragoza was signed in 1529, which stipulated that the 134 degrees east longitude would be the dividing line, with Spain to the west and Portugal to the east. It was the signing of this treaty that allowed Portugal to seize the opportunity in the discovery of the Japanese archipelago.

The Portuguese missionaries were very active, and they were very active in Japan, and at one time they achieved great success. At its peak, with more than 750,000 adherents, Nagasaki in Japan has become the "Rome of the Far East."

But in 1609, the dereliction of duty of the Kiritan samurai Daihachi Okamoto and the Kishitan daimyo Arima Harunobu changed the fate of Catholicism once again. In 1612 and 1614, the Tokugawa shogunate issued two bans on Christianity, and from Kyoto onwards, a major ban on Christianity was imposed from Kyoto to the whole country.

The shogunate ordered the expulsion of missionaries, the closure of churches, the destruction of churches, and the prohibition of various Catholic ceremonies and assemblies. They also forced believers to convert and severely punished those who refused. Under the brutal suppression of the Tokugawa shogunate, missionary activity entered a tragic period of decline. In order to ban religion, the Tokugawa shogunate deliberately invented many cruel punishments, such as parade in the streets, facial branding, bamboo sawing, finger cutting, killing, falling valley, fire smoke, hanging upside down in a dung pit, and stepping on painting.

Under the brutal suppression and persecution of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Portuguese were forced to withdraw from Japan in 1640, and the Catholic missionary activities in Japan came to an end.