"That weird Italian?" Terry said dissatisfied, "I think he is a suspicious person. [No pop-up novel website]"
In addition to Weiss Lando, there was a young priest named Cecilio who accompanied him to Lingao. He was a student of Jinli Pavilion, and the monk respected him very much.
There will be a lot of goods accompanying their party to Lingao. In addition to the various goods sold to Lingao in accordance with the supply agreement between the two parties, they also include Jesuit gifts: church sacred vessels, church decorative objects, crosses, stained glass paintings, large cast iron chandeliers, candlesticks and various sculptures Wait, wait, wait, it’s all dazzling. Many items are purchased from the Philippines and even Europe. Father Trigg - or as he was called by his new Chinese name: Jin Lige - looked at the long shipping manifest in surprise.
"To transport so much stuff?"
"A new church will be built in Lingao, and they are also preparing to expand the main church and seminary in Lingao."
"Since the Australians have their own churches, churches and monasteries, and they have the best craftsmen in the world. Why do we have to provide all the supplies?" Jin Lige found it difficult to understand, "There are still three thousand small businesses. Cross, do we have to provide this too?”
"Yes, it's part of the missionary agreement."
"Oh God" Jin Lige made the sign of the cross, "Are they still the Lambs of God?"
"There are many atheists among Australians." Father Comange crossed himself when he said the word. "God bless. There are indeed believers in God among them, but they are not the ones who really hold the power."
Those who hold the power are a group of businessmen who are no longer philistines - this is the feeling of Father Comange.
Jin Lige's face immediately turned pale. In his mind, "atheists" are more terrifying existences than "infidels".
"But their gentlemen are all gentle and courteous people with excellent knowledge. Their souls -" Comange sighed regretfully, "may God's light shine into their dark souls..."
"This is the top secret of the Jesuits in Macau." Father Comange took out a document from a locked filing cabinet. "You can read it here and keep it in your mind."
What Father Comange handed him was a document written secretly based on Father Lu Ruohua's letter.
His "Lingao Correspondence" circulated in the church is not the complete text. Many key elements were deleted by the Jesuits. The Jesuits learned the lesson from their mission in Japan and resolutely refused to allow other religious orders to intervene in Hainan Island to preach. Not only does it require missionary privileges, but it also requires complete control of key information.
This document involves the religious status and ideological tendencies of the rulers in Lingao - the senators.
One of the lists is the status of the main clergy in the Australian church and the Catholics and believers of other denominations among Australians.
The number of Catholics in Lingao, including those in Li District, now numbers over a thousand, and there are over a hundred male and female monks in the monastery. But the Jesuits value Catholics among Australians more - they know very well that Aboriginal believers play no role in the high power structure.
It is the Jesuit's top priority to gain new believers among the elders as much as possible - this is also a major task assigned to the Golden Legislative Council by the Jesuit. Only then could the Jesuits have influence in the Australian Senate.
"The Lingao Church is now under the jurisdiction of an abbot named Wu Shimang. His official title is the abbot of the Lingao Seminary." Father Comange introduced, "Similarly, he is also an Australian patriarch. A member of the House of Lords, enjoying the power of the nobility.”
"Is he a devout believer?" The abbot, a position with great wealth and complicated property rights, is often considered to be the main political figure of the church in Europe.
"Ah, according to Brother Lu Ruohua's letter, Dean Wu is a capable dean of the seminary. Very capable." Comange said.
This means that he is very good at running a monastery, but he is not very enthusiastic about religion.
"Has he been canonized?"
"I don't think so." Father Comange smiled. "Brother 6 said he didn't look like a consecrated abbot."
"Is he a secular abbot?"
"It's hard to say, we still can't figure out the specific organization of the Australian church. It feels like they are very arbitrary." Comange commented, "There is also one of his assistants, the priest Peter of Bairen Church."
"Priest Bai was a good believer - he was the assistant to the six brothers and made a lot of efforts in spreading the gospel. At the same time, he was also a theologian - he provided the Chinese version of the Catechism. "
"Thank God."
"Miss Diana Mendoza. She is a devout believer."
Jin Lige was disappointed: "Are these three the only ones?"
"Yes, judging from Brother Luohua's letter, among the Australian senators, only these three are the Lamb of God." Comange frowned and said, "There are also Puritans in the Senate."
"God" Jin Lige shouted.
"It's two European women. Brother 6 said they spoke strange English."
"Are they British?"
"I don't think so. Apart from their European looks, their behavior is no different from other Australians." Father Comange said slowly, "Although they are heretics, they don't seem to be interested in religion. …”
“Are there no Puritan places of worship?”
"No." Comange said with a regretful sigh, "But they have another powerful heretical church called 'Tao'."
"Father Matteo Ricci mentioned in his works: This is the native idol worship of the Chinese..."
"Exactly. However, Australians do not have idols in their 'Taoist' places. Father Ruohua mentioned this in his letter." Father Comange said, "Unfortunately, the Australian elders in high places It seems that 'Tao' is more favored."
"Are they followers of the Tao?"
"No, as I said, most of them are atheists."
"That is to say, they do not favor 'Tao' because of their faith."
"That's right." Father Comange said, "I think the Australian senators do not so much believe in 'Tao' as they use it as a tool of rule. The leader of the 'Tao' church is a young man named Zhang. He You have exquisite traditional Chinese medical skills, and you have won the support of many believers through this. Especially in the savage areas, I heard that he is very popular, and he is your main opponent on the road of spreading the gospel."
"It's a pity that I don't understand medicine."
"When it comes to medicine, neither the Chinese nor ours are as good as the Australians. What they need are artistic talents. The Australians lack painters, singers and sculptors - ah, but according to Brother Lu Ruohua, Australia should There is no shortage of such talents, but they seem to have not come to Lingao. You are an artist who is good at sculpture and painting. Brother Cecilio knows musical instruments. These will be very useful in Lingao - it will help you more. Reach out to Australians.”
"Finally, I want to draw your attention to He Ying. In the Australian secular government, his title is 'Religious Affairs Officer'. This is a very powerful position - it seems that the Australians and the Dutch are either The Ottomans implemented a similar policy: allowing various beliefs and heresies to spread in the country. And he was the general manager and arbiter of all religious affairs." Father Comange said, "Giving him certain benefits appropriately will have a positive impact on the spread of the disease. Great good comes from the cause of the gospel.”
"Yes, but I saw Brother Lu Ruohua's letter. The Australians don't seem to be interested in gifts. He said that the Australians are the most honest and upright rulers he has ever seen."
"Oh, you can't give those valuable gifts - they won't appreciate it. Would they appreciate a carved Venetian cup or something?" said Father Comange. "Where's your talent? Painting? , statues, maybe they still need construction..." Father Comange slowly raised his eyelids and looked at him.
"Yes, I understand."
"In addition, the church in Australia is very different from ours. The believers do not observe fast."
"God"
"According to Dean Wu, the Australian Church has been like this since ancient times," Father Comange said. "This problem is not unforgivable. I believe the Holy See will grant a special pardon for this."
Father Jin Lige returned to his humble abode with surprise, longing and all kinds of fantasies - and packed his luggage. A priest does not have much luggage, just a few changes of clothes. The most important thing is the supplies for painting. Brushes, paints, oils and various odds and ends used for painting - many of them are not only not available locally, but can only be purchased in Italy even in Europe. When he came to the Far East, he brought many with him.
The priest has a novice monk as his entourage, named John Dermot, who comes from the "Island of Saints" - Ireland. This trainee monk has fiery red hair, is pale and thin. He not only came to train as a monk, but also learned painting from him. The priest was very fond of this young and diligent monk and often taught him many painting techniques.
Brother Dermot was drawing an icon painting in the room. Jin Lige watched carefully as he painted a bright blue on the drawing board - this is a special blue that can only be bought in Venice. Such a large smear on the painting board A poor painting made him feel a little distressed. Dermot's technique was very good, but the portrait looked very dull - Jin Lige knew that his disciple's artistic talent was very limited. But he was very fanatical, whether it was about faith or painting.
"Is your painting almost finished?"
"It will be done soon." v! ~!
