Chapter 2777 Holy Flame Religion
Standard Terra Calendar 978.M41, Bracato Galaxy, Ram East Star, Central Plateau
The morning sun crossed the horizon like a circle The golden halo illuminated the cold and dark night of winter in the northeastern hemisphere of Ram.
After washing and applying makeup carefully, Beatrice is lying on the ground, performing morning prayers. As a member of the Sisters of the Black Flame Rose, her black red-edged armor is engraved with elegant and detailed patterns. , the helmet and her sword were kept at hand.
She was grateful to the Holy Flame descended by the God Emperor for bestowing this dawn. She could also feel the warm sunshine shining on her armor, bringing light and heat, as if the Lord of the Holy Flame was Like stroking her gently with his own hands.
When she straightened up, her beautiful face and soft brown hair were shrouded in the sun. Through the open flower window, she saw the endless buildings in the distance, as well as the magnificent inspection hall that was also bathed in the morning light. The Church - that is also the heart of the Order.
It comes from the first coming of angels. The chosen ones will be scrutinized by the angels of light here. A very few lucky ones will be promoted and they will also become one of the angels. The only regret is that only boys can participate in such a great and glorious ceremony. The angels only accept strong, alert and wise men. Under the influence of this tradition, for a long time, only male priests inspected the cathedral. , women are not allowed to set foot in this holy place.
But all this has changed with the rise of the Shengyan Order, even fundamentally.
During the ancient upheaval (the empire purged the home planet of the Crimson Saber), although Ramdong’s original state religion system did not disappear directly like the Mechanicus, it also suffered heavy losses. Foreign priests and All the bishops evacuated, and only some local priests chose to stick to their homeland. At the same time, due to the punishment of the empire, the state church here changed from the orthodox to the radical atonement. However, their long-term isolation from the empire’s state church system resulted in their ideas not being recognized. Further development has instead caused the local religious groups to become fragmented. Each "country" or region on the Ramdon planet has its own independent religious group, and the secular government also uses religion as a means of competition.
This makes Lamu Dong have a very common belief in the God Emperor, but there is no unified religious institution. The influence of the state religion only stays in the classics. In fact, after so many generations, the influence of the "state religion" The concept has been diluted, and the residents more call their faith the God-Emperor Religion.
Therefore, Velez immediately fell in love with this world with a strong religious atmosphere but a scattered structure, and established the Holy Flame Order here.
As a former nun, Velez's knowledge of religious theory is absolutely solid, so with the help of some priests, he quickly drafted a "perfect and beautiful" religious order Dianyi, also known as the Book of Holy Fire.
Compared with the state religion, there are several more core teachings -
The flame and the sun represent the power of the God-Emperor. Believers must respect fire and use the golden sun as a symbol
The Astartes are the practitioners of the Emperor's will, and their authority is higher than anything in the world
Women also bathe in the light of the God-Emperor. They are another aspect of the Angel of Death, representing the symbol of the God-Emperor’s benevolence
Except for the God-Emperor and the Astartes created by him, there is no distinction between believers. Men and women, family, skin level, rich and poor, all souls are subject to the scrutiny of the God-Emperor. Only Astartes who follow the will of the God-Emperor can enslave mortals, and mortals cannot enslave each other
Sacred Yan The Lord Soshyan Alexei is the eternal champion appointed by the throne. His words not only represent the holy decree, but he is also the executor of the God Emperor in the world. His right to rule is supreme and irreversible, and he is also naturally a member of the Holy Flame Religion. The only authority of the group
Although he doesn’t want to admit it, Soshyan’s original intention of establishing the Shengyan Order is indeed to unify his thoughts and stabilize society. Even if he doesn’t like this method, he must admit that it is useful. At least in the current environment, it is much easier than "enlightening people's wisdom", and the state religion is indeed deeply ingrained. Not only the indigenous people, but also immigrants are basically believers in the state religion. Forcibly weakening the faith will only shake the society. Base. Between stability and "rationality", Soshyan can only choose stability.
After completing the Book of Holy Fire, the rest is naturally the "promotion" work.
Normally speaking, this is the most difficult. After all, it is easy to create something, but it is not so easy to create something that others can accept, especially this kind of thing is faith, Sheng Yan The sect established not only a new set of doctrines, but also a new Holy See or the center of the sect.
But all obstacles, driven by the invisible hand, are as vulnerable as fortresses piled on the beach.
People who are just a little bit smart can easily see something from this teaching, so the only choice left for them is how to accept it faster.
In less than half a year, all the local sects in Ramdong announced that they would accept the Book of Holy Fire as the only scripture and implement all the religious rituals established by the Shengyan sect, and the Shengyan sect The established ecclesiastical hierarchy of bishop-priest-deacon was naturally fully accepted, and Velez reviewed the cathedral as the seat of the Holy Flame Order and convened the first Holy Fire Council.
Soshyan also participated in this meeting. At the meeting, he personally honored Velez as Saint Velez as the Lord of the Holy Flame, confirming her identity as the "Mother" of the leader of the order.
Therefore, the Shengyan Order is also called the Holy Mother Order in some places.
At this religious meeting, Velez redivided the planet's dioceses and appointed bishops of each diocese. In order to ensure the purity within the ecclesiastical order, she established a system of priests. They are called patrolling messengers, and they claim to be composed of women. In fact, they are all semi-mechanical assassins made by Ulan Huda using gulam composite. Their duty is to monitor the situation in each parish. On the one hand, they are to prevent the occurrence of Heresy, on the one hand, uncovers those clergy who do not abide by the precepts, are corrupt, and neglect their duties.
In addition, Velez also emphasized that the sect will never tolerate attempts to hereditary religious authority. Although the Holy Flame sect does not have a mandatory doctrine of chastity, the DNA information of all priests will be collected and Comparisons are made, and no one is allowed to serve in the same parish if they are related.
Although this greatly infringed on the interests of the local religious sect, Soshiyang, who sat on the Throne of Fire without saying a word, made them only swear to abide by the doctrine.
After all, doctrine can be argued, but explosive bombs are unreasonable.
But Velez knows that it is useless to rely solely on the restraints of precepts and doctrines. These local religious sects have grown wildly for so many years and have become all kinds of strange, so they must have a pair of "scissors" to prune them. , this is the origin of the Sisters of the Black Flame Rose.