Soon, Archbishop Giovanni of the Northwest, surrounded by a group of clergy, arrived in front of the square of Notre Dame Cathedral; and the place had already been crowded with citizens who had heard the news; as far as the eye could see, it was full of traffic. It was dark and heavy, but it was blocked by soldiers maintaining order.
As the subject of the trial, a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance and disheveled beard and hair was already wearing special shackles; he was forced to kneel on the steps where everyone was watching. But after going through the church's interrogation, he seemed to have a hard time standing still, let alone carrying a torture device.
Although the heresy trial activities in the kingdom have been extinct for many years, and the Inquisition has long been abolished, the private torture methods against certain heretics and heretics have never been abandoned. So there are ways to cause enough pain without affecting the appearance.
Therefore, anyone who is close to this spy can smell the strong smell of blood and decay. Under the loose outer clothes, there are pieces of tortured flesh and blood molds; there are also external and internal medicines. Just so that he can survive until the moment of public trial.
However, Archbishop Giovanni had no mercy on this, and he had no trouble in his heart; as the saying goes, heretics who share the same faith are more hateful than heretics. What's more, the other party is still a monk. That's right, the captured spy was a clergyman of local origin.
His name was Giordano, and he was originally the second son of a minor nobleman in the countryside near Reims; he was sent to the church according to a certain custom. Then he graduated from the church school affiliated to the Saint-Remy Abbey; and then as a trainee priest, he was assigned to the southern city of Marseille.
As a result, he was not only effective in the local church hospital, but also came into contact with many heresies from overseas; and his understanding of the church became impure. He even became a declarant during the great schism in the church; that was all.
However, when he returned to his hometown in the name of pilgrimage, he was accused of using witchcraft to harm his relatives and prostitutes. The informer was his younger brother. After the death of his elder brother who originally inherited the family business, he was afraid that he would return to secular life and compete for the family property, so he ordered his wife to come forward to report him.
If this is the case, then the matter will not get out of hand; among the church and the nobility, there are some more bloody disputes than this; there is also some private focus and research, such as astronomy, medicine and related fields that are prohibited; at most, excommunication Citizenship or exile.
After all, there is really no way to delve into this kind of thing; if we really take it seriously, most of the nobles who are patrons of the church cannot stay away from it. Giordano, the monk who returned to his hometown, had good medical skills; he was especially successful in surgical treatment.
However, after the city guard, which was originally just a routine matter, inadvertently seized some manuscripts on his mattress floor, things suddenly changed completely. Because those were several pages of gospel commentary called "Liberation Theology," which was a popular heresy in the South.
Then, during the continuous interrogation and torture, he never admitted the crime and mistake of the accusation; instead, he swore to try to prove to the priests present that there was actually a saint who came to the world and saved the world; his words were so firm that Someone was shaken on the spot.
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After all, regardless of any whitewashing and panic-mongering by the church, the number of rumors and witnesses about the endless stream of heterogeneous things is actually increasing day by day. Under such circumstances, it would not be a surprise for a powerful person to awaken the ancient bloodline and possess extraordinary means.
However, the saint he insisted on walking in this world made the nature of the problem particularly serious. Since ancient times, in addition to those saints who performed miracles as the Son of God walked the world during the Christmas era, the universal church has also been able to canonize all kinds of saints.
But unlike these various saints who pursue sainthood after death based on their personal deeds, the existences known as saints in history only exist with scales and horns. Excluding the influence of other sect branches, the only saint recognized by the universal church is Roland, the first generation of paladin and the founder of the Holy Kingdom.
What's more, for the Northwest Region, which has managed to unite to maintain the status of the church amidst the turmoil and division in the kingdom; outside the recognition of the traditional church system, it has the hand of manifesting the Holy Spirit in front of others.
Section, this is undoubtedly another trend of wavering faith and great division between priests and believers.
Therefore, considering the pros and cons, Giordano must not die alone and unknown in the secret trial in the church dungeon; that will only become his accomplices and potential sympathizers, creating various conspiracy theories and taking the opportunity to attack the reputation of the church. reason. Requires public trial and execution.
Since he cannot be allowed to plead guilty, he cannot be allowed to have the opportunity to spread heresy at the last moment of his life. Therefore, throughout the calm process of the trial, Giordano has been numbed by drugs and only Being able to salivate in the face of accusations.
The verdict read aloud in public said: "Because the sinner has lived in a heretical group for a long time, and he himself has lived a lawless, devil-like life." Therefore, he is not only an ordinary "heretic", but has become a member of the community. The leader of the "heresy".
Therefore, "gentle admonishment" has no effect on the "heretic", who is "dishonest" and "stubborn" like the devil. The only option now is to hand him over to secular power. From this, the Inquisition was advised: "Punish the heretics as mildly as possible, without shedding blood."
The charges of abuse of witchcraft, adultery with women, collusion with heretics and rebels, and defamation of the church were read out; and after many witnesses came forward to testify publicly; under the judgment of the religious court composed of local high judges and church representatives, Qiao was Not surprisingly, Erdano was tied to the stake.
Compared with the Holy See, which has a strong religious atmosphere and is accustomed to roasting live people in Rome's Campo de' Fiori to resolve differences in doctrine and belief, this is also a rare serious judgment made by the Kingdom Church in many years. It represents that the whole body and mind of sinners have fallen into such a state that they need to be burnt by fire to be cleansed.
However, immediately under the feet of Giordano, who was piled on a high wooden stake, there were bundles of wet firewood that clearly smelled of freshness. This also made Archbishop Giovanni, who had remained silent throughout the entire trial, frown slightly; this meant a longer period of roasting and torture.
With the rebels outside the city arriving one after another, this is not a good thing for the church that wants a quick trial and a quick verdict. Although he was dissatisfied with the people below adding to the drama, Giovanni, with a solemn face, still got up and walked to the steps for sinners to say his last prayers.
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For a moment, the archbishop's attire with his high crown and robe, the ragged sinner unable to raise his head, the misty incense in the hand of the waiter, and the huge pyre that was being poured with grease and about to be lit formed a stark contrast between cruelty and holiness. Contrast. until the brief final prayers are over.
However, there was a pious and solemn admiration at the scene. But the other party suddenly raised his head, and with his hoarse and slurred voice after being severely paralyzed, he squeezed out this sentence intermittently: "I think your fear when pronouncing the sentence was greater than when I heard this sentence. "
Archbishop Giovanni's expression couldn't help but become solemn, and then he nodded calmly. Several soldiers below lit the pyre at the opponent's feet, and in the blink of an eye it spread into flames that reached the sky. And Giovanni also made the sign of the cross and said: "The original owner forgives your soul!"
"You are not worthy!" The next moment, a sudden voice penetrated the priests and believers present, and the increasingly fanatical atmosphere and noisy sound continued to echo and resound in the main square of Notre Dame. It also silenced the clamor of those who followed the crowd and scolded and cursed, unrepentant sinners.
However, when Archbishop Giovanni heard this, his heart moved. This was the messenger and protector standing behind the sinners. Was he going to stand up and argue with him? But no matter how the doctrine is debated, as long as the other party cannot calm down and dares to stand up, he has suffered a de facto failure.
Because this is a holy city with a strong religious atmosphere and deep faith, it also has gathered a large number of devout believers and armed forces who have sworn to protect the church; not to mention the proficiency and proficiency in doctrine, which is enough for him to face any challenge with confidence. , but why should he accept it?
"Heresy?" Archbishop Giovanni faintly pointed in the direction of the voice: "It turns out that there is a bigger heresy behind the sinners.". Upon hearing these words, the armed monks and city guards present gathered together with a clamor to outflank him; while the people mentioned rushed to retreat.
Immediately, a small group of figures clustered around the place was revealed. They were all wearing the hooded robes of ascetic monks and were silent.
He stood at the scene in awe; guarding the voice, he continued: "The corrupt and decadent old church has been abandoned by the people, so who has the right to judge others."
But Giovanni was unmoved and wanted to give an order to immediately arrest and torture these heretics who appeared in public; however, the next moment, the sinners who were about to be burned on the torture rack struggled, laughing and crying. The hoarse sound. Thousands of people present also let out horrifying roars.
Because the raging flames that had reached the sinner's feet were suddenly blocked by invisible forces and could no longer spread. It seemed as if a sacred shield was opening around the sinner to protect him from harm. He was instantly blocked. The flame that has been suppressed to the extreme is like the petals of a flower blooming.
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The flames suddenly rose and spread in all directions. In the blink of an eye, the officials, soldiers, and armed priests who were guarding the sinner were swept in and their clothes were burned. They were wailing and screaming and rolling on the ground. But the sinner slowly flew up in the fireworks and loosened his restraints.
Like a legendary saint, he was gently placed on the porch of Notre Dame by invisible forces; and with the help and dragging of his attendants, Archbishop Giovanni was even more indignant as he escaped the raging flames. and shouted in a desperate hiss: "Evil, how dare you!"
However, his voice was soon drowned out by the violent reactions and shouts of thousands of people at the scene. The court and municipal officials present, as well as some city guard generals, had been pushed to the ground by armed men who rushed out of the crowd.
As they opened their robes, they revealed the Free Army soldiers wearing blue uniforms and two-piece plate and chain armor, with a smiling sun embroidered on their chests. And in front of these fearful people who knelt on the ground and prayed, another subversive trial began.
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