Chapter 425 Cooperation with the Church
"Hello, Your Excellency the Patriarch, may the All Father bless you with good health." Facing the religious leaders of the Victoria Empire, even Perficott maintained the necessary courtesy and respect.
However, the Patriarch didn't seem to want to put on airs in front of Purfict, and he didn't even hold out the ring on his finger for Purfict to kiss. Instead, he returned her greeting in a very friendly manner: " May the Father bless you, my child.”
The so-called kissing ring is a common courtesy for believers when they see the patriarch, and usually only nobles kiss his ring afterwards. However, ordinary believers are not even qualified to see the Patriarch. Even if they do, they can only kneel on the ground and kiss the corners of his robes to show their respect for the Father's spokesperson in the world.
Of course, these etiquette are religious etiquette for formal occasions, and there are actually not so strict requirements for informal occasions.
Especially now that the Patriarch is visiting Purfict privately, he seems more intimate without paying attention to these things.
"Your Excellency the Patriarch is here. He must have something important to do. Is there anything I can do for the church?" Purficott was not polite. He exchanged a few words with the Patriarch and sat down separately. After that, he went straight to the point and asked about the Patriarch’s purpose.
The Patriarch is not worried about this. The Patriarch naturally understands what is going on at the moment. Purficott is very busy with his hands on the overview of various affairs. If he comes to visit at this time, he can Polite reception is itself a blessing brought by the status of the church and the Patriarch, and not so many polite greetings are normal.
Besides, the Patriarch is old enough to be Perfectcott's grandfather, so he is really not angry at a little girl.
Faced with Purficott’s inquiry, the Patriarch simply told her: “The end is coming soon, and countless people of the Father’s people will die in this disaster. The church hopes to do its best for them. A dedicated effort.”
The Patriarch's words were not very clear, but the meaning was clearly expressed.
Hearing this, Purficott frowned at first, and then seemed to think of something, so after thinking for a while, he relaxed his brows and asked the Patriarch: "Can the servants of Quan Father serve Quan Quan?" How far can Father go? If I want them to lead all Father's people in the ice and snow to resist this apocalyptic disaster, will they be able to do their job?"
Perfect only worries about no one. Working for her, it doesn't matter whether the person working for her is a noble, a priest, or someone else.
If the church is willing to work, she would not mind making things easier for the patriarch, allowing the church to take action while also allowing them to become a member of the future Northern Territory.
You must know that until now, there is no official church in the north.
"If it is for the people of the All-Father, the church is willing to take on all the tasks it can undertake, and the servants of the All-Father will do their best." The Patriarch's eyebrows widened when he heard Purficott's question, not as bright as before. That worried look.
As for the possible losses to the church caused by him agreeing to Purficott’s request?
No one can survive the doomsday disaster alone. If the church still holds on to those bottles and cans, then when the doomsday comes, it will have to hold on to those so-called holy objects and treasures. Waiting to die. Although the Patriarch is old, he still sees these things very clearly.
"If the church is willing to do its best, then I have a self-help guide here, which I prepared for those who cannot go to the north." Purficott said as he spoke , while making a gesture to Befa, who was standing aside, he took out a self-rescue guide and handed it to the patriarch: "But it is obvious that ordinary people's self-rescue is not as good as the self-rescue led by the church, so I It is necessary to build a sanctuary in the church’s sanctuary to protect the people of the Father
In exchange, the empire can provide you with technical support and material support after the doomsday disaster.
Although the North has built a large number of shelters in the past year, and more shelters will be built in the coming year, the number of people the North can carry is Limited.
Although a large number of people in the empire cannot be said to have been abandoned, the empire is obviously unable to save their lives. It would be great if the church was willing to do this. ”
Hearing what Purficott said, the Patriarch didn’t think there was anything wrong with it, nor did he think that Purficott was using the church or letting the church die.
Although it is difficult to survive if you stay in the empire, after reading the self-rescue guide provided by Purficott, he also believes that as long as you follow what is written in this booklet, there will still be many people who stay in the empire. High probability of survival
In such critical times, staying in the empire is indeed a dangerous and difficult job.
But for a servant of the All-Father, is there any better test than this?
As long as they are loyal enough to the faith of the All-Father, the Patriarch believes that under the protection of the All-Father, the servants of the All-Father can lead the people of the All-Father to survive under the protection of the Holy Church of the All-Father. .
After such a painful test, aren’t these All-Father’s servants and All-Father’s people the most steadfast and loyal believers of All-Father?
So the Patriarch just put away the self-rescue guide solemnly, and then said to Purficott: "The church will fully support the empire, but the church also hopes to spread the faith of the All Fathers in the north. As far as I know There isn’t an All-Father church in the north, is there? ”
"Yes, the Northern Territory was established in a hurry, and the people of the Northern Territory have not yet had time to bask in the glory of the Father. If you don't mind it, Your Excellency, the Patriarch, the Northern Territory is willing to invite you to Chernobog to hold a grand mass. , and welcome a sacred object." Seeing the Patriarch's joy in agreeing, Perficott reciprocated and gave his own reward.
The so-called "consecrating holy objects" is a euphemism for establishing a church sanctuary in the north. After all, if you want to worship sacred objects, you can't just set up a stage and display the sacred objects like this, right?
At least we need to build a shrine to protect the sacred objects from being damaged by rude people, and build a house outside the shrine to protect the sacred objects from wind and rain. By the way, we also need to invite several priests and priests from the All-Fathers. When hosting a Mass ceremony, it is best to invite the Patriarch to come and celebrate the Mass in person, so that the North can appear "pious" enough.
The Patriarch had no objection to this, nodded and said: "It is the church's duty to spread the faith of the All Fathers, but I am old, so I'd better stay in the empire! I will know how to preach. Let a cardinal take charge personally, and he will carry the holy objects to the north."
Hearing this, Purficott couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. The patriarch actually gave up going to the north. choose to stay in the empire due to different circumstances? This made Purficott take a high look at him.
(End of this chapter)